Report on Polio Epidemic

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Hart E. Van Riper, Medical Director for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, sits down with John Savage to discuss the status of the polio epidemic in the greater New York area. Compared to the United States overall, Riper states that New York is "comparatively well off" and that "one's statistical chances of escaping the disease are good." They also discuss precautions, symptoms, and treatment. Riper describes the work of the March of Dimes in funding polio treatment and research and expected financial challenges in the coming year.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


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