He thought about the past a few times as he lined up for those doses. In some ways, it was the same: another mass vaccination efforts in which he got multiple shots. But his parents might have been more scared of polio than he was at the time.
Now, he s scared. The major difference is my fear and concern about COVID, it’s a real disease, with a real significant impact, Gluckman, 75, said. The medical component, which is what I mostly deal with, is important . but the implications beyond the medical component are massive. People losing jobs, businesses, the effects on schools and education.
He thought about the past a few times as he lined up for those doses. In some ways, it was the same: another mass vaccination efforts in which he got multiple shots. But his parents might have been more scared of polio than he was at the time.
Now, he s scared. The major difference is my fear and concern about COVID, it’s a real disease, with a real significant impact, Gluckman, 75, said. The medical component, which is what I mostly deal with, is important . but the implications beyond the medical component are massive. People losing jobs, businesses, the effects on schools and education.
‘Polio Pioneer Sees Shades of the 50s and 60s in Today s Pandemic Joe Brandt
Dr. Stephen Gluckman is holding onto two pieces of vaccine history.
One, from the 1950s, labels him a Polio Pioneer. He was one of the million-plus children around the country who took part in the clinical trial for Jonas Salk s polio vaccine.
Another shows that Gluckman, a Penn Medicine physician, received his second shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine early this month, decades after he participated in Salk s trial.
He thought about the past a few times as he lined up for those doses. In some ways, it was the same: another mass vaccination efforts in which he got multiple shots. But his parents might have been more scared of polio than he was at the time.
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Trish Hartman reports from snow-covered Doylestown, Pa. on December 16, 2020. We shut down by 5 p.m. because my drivers couldn t drive. The situation was too dangerous, said Privitera.
For many, the day was about cleaning up and digging out, but for the kids in Doylestown who had off from school, they flocked to the sledding hill near the Mercer Museum. They say it s the perfect place to spend a much-needed snow day. They were very excited to have a snow day and not be on their iPads all day long, said Sara Taylor of Doylestown, who was out sledding with her two children.