Join us this Wednesday for a program by Pennsylvania Rotarians who are polio survivors as they discuss the Rotary Polio Plus program. Fittingly, this meeting is just four days in advance of 2021 World Polio Day on Oct 24.
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for over 35 years, and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is in sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.
Even if you know about polio and its history, this program will describe updated information on the comparisons between "Post-Polio Syndrome" or "Late Effects of Polio", and the recent recognition of "Long-Haul Covid". Learn about the "plus" in PolioPlus, and the status of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)
No member in our Club is too young to have avoided knowing about someone or hearing stories about family members who were afflicted with polio, and the introduction of the miracle vaccines around the world. Many of us are old enough to remember the actual tears and fear.
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for over 35 years, and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is in sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.
Even if you know about polio and its history, this program will describe updated information on the comparisons between "Post-Polio Syndrome" or "Late Effects of Polio", and the recent recognition of "Long-Haul Covid". Learn about the "plus" in PolioPlus, and the status of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)
No member in our Club is too young to have avoided knowing about someone or hearing stories about family members who were afflicted with polio, and the introduction of the miracle vaccines around the world. Many of us are old enough to remember the actual tears and fear.
Please note - we are planning to continue with a hybrid meeting format. For hybrid meetings we are aiming for a minimum of 20 in-person attendees in order to support the meeting logistics. For those comfortable to attend in person, masking and social distancing rules will be followed although relaxed if you are vaccinated. Registration is required for in-person attendance so that we can plan meals. Register here if you have not done so.
Social hour starts at 5:30 pm with dinner and presentation at 6:30 pm at Brookside Country Club.
For those who wish to see the presentation from a Zoom meeting, your login information is below:
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