El Paso woman who helped convince Elvis to take Polio vaccine discusses parallels with Covid-19 shot
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Elvis Presley getting a Polio vaccine shot.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) Finding a Covid-19 vaccine was the first challenge. As vaccine misinformation and fear spreads worldwide, getting the public to agree to take it will be the next. It s a battle that U.S. health departments have faced before, and one that one El Paso woman knows all too well.
It was the 1950 s and polio was killing thousands of children in the United States. More were left paralyzed. Ruth Taber was working with New York City s Health Department at the time.