David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. He is senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota. Follow him on Twitter. The views expressed here are those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN.
David M. PerryBut what really makes that night so memorable is that before his performance, viewers watched Presley get his polio vaccine on television. It made headlines and, critically, also helped convince teens and young adults -- people who thought they weren't at risk -- that they needed a vaccine too in order to help defeat the deadly disease.Polio was a viral disease that surged in the US during the 1940s, killing thousands of children and leaving tens of thousands paralyzed.
Opinion Good, i say they let members of our community they dont know inject them with needles not actually knowing whats inside of it like they expect us to do.
Opinion The initial dose is not the problem, it's the side effects after. Everyone will not react the same. That is what worries me. They are in the public eye. I am a nobody.
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Opinion And 40,000 children got polio from that vaccine!! Fake news wouldn't tell you that!! But why would you get a vaccine from something that has 99.94% survival!! WON'T!!
Opinion CNN reports donlemon leaving the show
Opinion Saline? They need to forfeit the vaccine to the beggars still looking for a stimulus check 10 months later.
Opinion Throwback: CNN report，true journalism way back when....
Opinion Elvis was never the same after that
Opinion Who can bet that was true vaxx and not warm water ... don’t try to fool me ... with that crap... is historic because Elvis but not for the vaxx ...
Opinion 너희들이 맞으라고 하는 백신은 못 믿어~!! 너나 맞아~!! 대중들은 CNN을 안 믿어~! 못 믿어~🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
Opinion Grande idolo no mundo da cancoese musico bandas etc.
Opinion Listen wimp. He's dead
Opinion Never Trusted Flu Vaccine, will be the last person to take the COVID-19 Vaccine!
Opinion Thanks to efforts of President Trump, past Presidents getting vaccinated. From the present lot, Kamala Harris does not trust Trump vaccine. Who knows, she may secretly take it.
Opinion 🤨😂
Opinion No more of your lies, your vaccines have killed millions of people. Your lies have killed many American soldiers in war. Your fake AIDS that was man made killed millions. Then you use meds for something you have always known about to make money off of people suffering. DEATH
Opinion It’s perplexing that people wouldn’t take the vaccine, but most of those people are trump supporters, so...I’m fine with it. Give it to the people who deserve it!
joncoopertweets Opinion I know two kids who got polio while I was in high school before the vaccine was available. I also know a teacher friend who had it as a child and got better but it caused serious problems after he retired as he aged. Thank god for the vaccine.
Opinion And Trump doesn't need it as he already has had it.
joncoopertweets Opinion No because he'sp dead ok. So how a dead man going to help us.
Opinion Placebos
Opinion Bs that could easily be just water or any other non hurtful substance. They will never ever get the real vaccine
Opinion Tuskegee Experiment.
Opinion Three old guys say ok to an unproven RNA based first of it's kind super rushed vaccine? Ok...still gonna be a hard pass for my young kids that are largely unaffected by covid.
Opinion While this guy is trying to take credit for the Trump vaccine....
Opinion The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS NOT 1st WORLD! - UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE . NO - EQUAL RIGHTS . NO - GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION. YES. (Not a stable democracy) -LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA AND OTHER PLANTS ( NEVER ILLEGAL) NO. america AmericaFirst free facts truth KNOWLEDGE
Opinion THIS VIRUS PART of ELECTION FRAUD - Put sick KKK Democrats n Prison! Trump Won n they r Criminals! Rise UP USA!!! Save r Hero President Trump - cos they not after him -THEY R AFTER ALL OF US!💯💯
Opinion Bush should be in The Hague with Blair
Opinion Good they are all getting the Trump Vaccine. They are inoculating themselves with Trump4eva BarackObama JebBush TheBushCenter JoeBiden realDonaldTrump
Opinion Now, what current celebrity has that kind of global clout, eh? BTS BlackPink TaylorSwift JustinBieber