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Ken Oerter still remembers the day he fell ill with the mysterious sickness that was rampaging across the country, killing children and forcing families to isolate in their homes.
He grew dizzy and weak just before he passed out on the playground of his country school near Reynolds in September 1945. Eight-year-old Ken was eventually loaded into the family car and driven over bumpy back roads to a hospital in Omaha where his parents received the grim news: he had polio, an incurable disease known to cause paralysis or even death.
For Oerter, now 83, and others of his generation, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought back memories of the fear and heartbreak caused by polio.Â
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BELMONT CAREER Center Principal Ryan Caldwell receives his COVID-19 vaccine from school nurse Leslie Rodak during a clinic held at the school.
MARTINS FERRY As Ohio Valley residents continue to roll up their sleeves to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, many of them have memories of dealing with past virus outbreaks during their childhood including polio and smallpox.
Some folks dealt with it themselves, while others had friends and neighbors who were impacted by the diseases.
A few people noted the memory of dealing with a variety of other childhood illnesses has influenced their decisions on taking other vaccines.
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It s tight, claustrophobic and at times unbearable.
But for some of the sickest coronavirus patients the CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine is the last line of defence before a transfer to intensive care.
And for Sister Norma Kenny, who runs a respiratory ward at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, keeping people out of ICU is a priority. We have the experience to stay with the patient and to take away that fear factor of intensive care, she told BBC News NI.