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In 1938, he founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, leading to the development of polio vaccines. Although historical accounts continue to refer to Roosevelt's case as polio, the diagnosis has been questioned in the context of modern medical science, with a competing diagnosis of Guillain–Barré syndrome proposed by some authors.
Hager's younger son, Henry, married Jenna Bush, the daughter of George W. Bush the 43rd President of the United States, on May 10, 2008, at her parents' Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford, Texas. [14] In 1973, he contracted polio when his son was vaccinated for the disease with live virus vaccine. [2]
In the 1940s there were 40,000 new cases every year, and summer programs for children were restricted, especially swimming pools. From 1938 through the approval of the Salk vaccine in 1955, the foundation spent $233 million on polio patient care, which led to more than 80 percent of U.S. polio patients' receiving significant foundation aid. [44]
At a press conference at Mar-a-Lago Monday, President-elect Donald Trump addressed questions about vaccine policy under his administration, telling reporters Americans would still have access to ...
Outgoing Senate Minority Leader and polio survivor Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) issued a stern warning Friday to incoming members of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration who may seek to ...
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump expressed support for the polio vaccine, as his pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and allies have continued their overall vaccine scrutiny ...
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34) was signed into law by United States President Ronald Reagan as part of a larger health bill on November 14, 1986.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clarified Monday while working to court senators that he is "all for the polio vaccine" amid revelations that one of his allies had filed a 2022 petition to yank approval of ...