(Originally published on April 27,2020 on wmnf.org) Empty beaches, hollow pools, abandoned and quiet streets. Bans on gatherings. Fear layering daily activities with hesitation, and loss. While the Spanish Flu of 1918 is evoked by the onset of the latest coronavirus, another epidemic lingers in memory. Polio ravaged children and adults in the first half… Continue reading Keep Off This Street: The Epidemics of Polio and COVID19
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