The Vaccination Dilemma A look into history reveals that vaccines have always been portrayed as miracle workers, saving millions of people from potentially fatal diseases. What comes to mind is the unbelievable global eradication of smallpox. The 1952 polio vaccine halted the epidemics of paralysi...

In the 1950's, summertime was a time of fear for many parents. Summertime was the season when children by the hundreds became infected with the crippling disease "poliomyelitis". This fear was finally lifted when it was announced that Dr. Jonas Salk had developed a vaccine against the disease. Salk...