Polio Vaccine Scar Story Behind That Little Dimple on Your Arm


That polio vaccine scar-like dimple on your upper arm may have caught your attention.

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Ever wondered where it came from?

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That indentation is a remnant of one of the most extensive public health campaigns.

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The 1950s polio pandemic left kids paralyzed and on iron lungs.

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The world needed a vaccination. Jonas Salk’s miracle injection followed.

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The government quickly mobilized to vaccinate every American child.

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