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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 10: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the US Capitol to attend the Republicans weekly policy luncheon on March 10, 2020 in Washington, DC. He is flanked by (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Vice President Mike Pence and Republican Policy Committee Chairman Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO).(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

'VERY BITTER GUY'

Trump Appears to Cast Doubt That Mitch McConnell Had Polio

The senator is a childhood polio survivor who credits his recovery to life-saving vaccines.

Julia Ornedo

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Microsoft founder Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to the Imperial College University on February 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

BEHIND THE GATES

Bill Gates Believes He Has Autistic Behavior ‘Pattern Match’

The Microsoft co-founder shared he had also been surprised by his meeting with President Trump.

Joey McFadden

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‘IT’S ALL OF THEM!’

Chris Hayes Can’t Believe RFK Jr.’s Bonkers Vaccine Theories

The MSNBC host was left aghast to hear how the Kennedy scion believes polio was eradicated by “better sewerage [and] refrigeration.”

Will Neal

Paul Alexander, nicknamed 'the Man in the Iron Lung', has died at 78.

‘ROLE MODEL’

Texas Lawyer Who Spent Most of His Life in an Iron Lung Dies

Paul Alexander, who was left paralyzed by polio at the age of 6, died on March 11.

Edith Olmsted

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These New Vaccines May Finally Eradicate Polio for Good

The disease is still wreaking havoc in some parts of the world. This jab could stop it in its tracks.

Tony Ho Tran

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New York Declares Polio Emergency

The virus was once thought to be eradicated, but it’s made a recent resurgence in New York’s wastewater.

Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling