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to take responsibility for that. and nearly five years after the assassination of his own brother, president john f. kennedy. how did you feel what you did? the most horrible thing any human beings can do. reporter: two robert kennedy s children supported his relief. douglas kennedy attended last week s hearing and robert f. jr. wrote a letter saying in part, i believe based on his own commitment to fairness and justice that he would earn courage this board to release mr. sirhan because of his impressive record of rehabilitation. sirhan had been denied parole for 16 times.
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In 1956, Elvis Presley was given the polio vaccine by a public health official before an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. Asking a hugely influential public figure like Elvis to take the vaccine publicly was certainly marketing genius. But polio was construed as mainly a disease of children, and Elvis was definitely a grown (sexy) man. So, why Elvis? Because even though parents were vaccinating their young children, teenagers were skipping it. What better way to reach that adolescent audience than to vaccinate their idol on the set of a popular show?
This historical episode is urgently relevant today. The first wave of vaccinations against SARS-COV-2 in the United States is underway this week. As we approach 72 million cases globally, it would make sense for there to be unbridled enthusiasm for a Covid-19 vaccine. In some quarters there is. But there is also considerable reluctance in others.