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What is the polio vaccine? Health expert explains its history and success

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The polio vaccine is currently the subject of a petition by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s lawyer to withdraw FDA approval for the shots.

Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is a highly contagious viral infection mainly affecting children under 5 .

One in 200 infections leads to irreversible paralysis, and of those paralyzed, 5% to 10% "die when their breathing muscles become immobilized".

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