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'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US

  • Written by Katherine A. Foss, Professor of Media Studies, Middle Tennessee State University
'Got polio?' messaging underscores a vaccine campaign's success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in USFor much of the 20th century, Americans were used to seeing people bearing the signs of past polio infection.Genevieve Naylor/Corbis via Getty Images

“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.”

Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts and even some billboards to promote routine vaccinations. As this catchy statement reminds...

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