Seventy years after the historic announcement of the polio vaccine’s success at Rackham Auditorium, the University of Michigan honored the occasion with a special live episode of Population Healthy. Dr. Matt Boulton and Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian reflected on the vaccine’s profound global impact, highlighting the dramatic decline in polio cases. They also addressed ongoing challenges, including vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and cuts to public health funding. Listen to the full episode to hear their insights on protecting public health progress and advancing the global effort to eradicate polio.
