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Elvis Presley got his polio vaccination from Dr. Harold Fuerst and Dr. Leona Baumgartner at CBS' Studio 50 in New York City on Oct. 28, 1956. The chart-topping singer took part in a March of Dimes campaign to convince teens to get vaccinated. Seymour Wally/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images hide caption
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Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy
May 3, 2021 • This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.