Tag: Poliomyelitis (Polio)
Paul Alexander, nicknamed ‘the man in an iron lung,’ dies at 78
A symbol of resilience, Paul Alexander is dead. This American nicknamed “the man in an iron lung” died after using a machine to help him breathe for seven decades, his…
Why are polio vaccination teams in mortal danger?
Distrust of vaccines can take various forms… If in France, anti-vaxxers complained of the “health dictatorship” during the Covid-19 pandemic, in Pakistan the polio vaccination teams are regularly victims of…