Vijay Yeldandia, a professor of medicine and surgery, reflects on his experience with polio in India, where vaccines were only widely available in the 1970s. With the recent appointment of vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., concerns have risen about potential policy changes that could impact vaccine requirements in the U.S. Experts fear that anti-vaccine rhetoric could lead to decreased vaccination rates and potential outbreaks of diseases like polio. While polio cases have drastically decreased globally, maintaining high vaccination rates is crucial to prevent the disease from resurging. Experts stress the importance of vaccination to protect vulnerable populations worldwide from preventable diseases.
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Polio vaccine threat has special resonance to Indian-Americans
