Should we be concerned about polio again?
Something For The Weekend
Monday, 18 July 2022 - 6 minutes
Emma Clarke-Conway from Polio Survivors Ireland tells us about the effects polio has had on people in Ireland and if we need to be concerned now that it's been discovered again in the sewerage in the UK.
Polio Survivors Ireland have published a book "Polio & Us" - 29 personal stories of Irish polio survivors who still need care and support now to help them maintain hard-won independence as they age. Polio, or infantile paralysis, is a disease that struck fear into the hearts of parents across the world in the early 1950's. The highly contagious disease could result in partial or complete paralysis for life. People were told to avoid large crowds, with many schools, cinemas and public baths closed. While there is still no cure, the polio vaccine introduced into Ireland in the late 1950's.
