Polio Pandemic
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Material Information

Title:
Polio Pandemic
Alternate Title:
Miami Beach Visual Memoirs: Polio Pandemic
Creator:
Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL)​
Close-Up Productions
Publisher:
Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA)
Publication Date:
Language:
English
Physical Description:
00:03:09

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Poliomyelitis vaccine
Epidemics
COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-)
Genre:
Video recordings
Spatial Coverage:
United States – Florida – Miami Beach​
Coordinates:
25.79244 x -80.13197

Notes

Abstract:
In the 1940s and 50s polio, like COVID19, little was known about polio and how it was transmitted.Polio was a killer that left its victims, mostly young, crippled by weakened muscles, causing paralysis. In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that gave protection from the the disease. Since then polio has been practically eliminated around the world. COVID19 is a virus, like polio. The search for a vaccine is as furious as that which resulted in the polio vaccine. Bette Baron Bernstein's experiences were recorded as part of the Miami Beach Visual Memoirs Project funded under a grant from the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Resource Identifier:
FI20101509

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Miami Metropolitan Archive
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