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ret5hd

(20,491 posts) Fri May 22, 2020, 06:57 PM May 2020

In 1952 less than 58,000 people contracted polio... [View all]

in the U.S.

Less than 22,000 of those cases were paralytic.

Parents were terrified their children would contract polio.

In 2020 over 1,600,000 people have contracted Covid in the U.S.

Over 95,000 of those have died.

But remember: It’s all just a hoax.

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In 1952 less than 58,000 people contracted polio... [View all] ret5hd May 2020 OP

My mother used to talk about those "polio summers"- dawg day May 2020 #1

My Mom leftieNanner May 2020 #2

That was my mother. She was terrified of polio--thought I had it as a baby. catrose May 2020 #7

My mom Laurelin May 2020 #16

But then, we had a real president back then. sandensea May 2020 #3

In 1950 leighbythesea2 May 2020 #4

One of my things to live by is same as your mom's - " there, but for the grace of god, go I". iluvtennis May 2020 #6

It has stuck with me leighbythesea2 May 2020 #8

God bless your mom. roamer65 May 2020 #12

Polio Squeaky41 May 2020 #5

That is leighbythesea2 May 2020 #9

My dad missed Boys State because it was cancelled that year. GulfCoast66 May 2020 #10

My mom had it, left her with a crippled foot. tavernier May 2020 #11

We thought stupid stuff like jumping into really cold water could give you polio.. denbot May 2020 #13

In approximately two weeks, SAR-COV-2 will be the third deadliest virus Blue_true May 2020 #14

Somehow, COVID-19 is a global conspiracy because Democrats don't like trump. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #15