Polio peaked in the U.S. in the year 1952, with 57,879 cases. Once the vaccine became widely available in 1955, this figure dropped to 29,000 cases. So, to claim that polio cases were dropping significantly before this point is incorrect.

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    1 year ago

    Why is this post being down voted? I’m just curious as to what the reason might be.

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        1. The graphs are about death rates, not contracting rates, but that doesn’t matter in the big picture, because:
        2. This sub is to post things that are easily disproved, dunking on them. Posting here isn’t condoning or advocating for it