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ItsjustMe

(11,252 posts) Mon Jan 31, 2022, 07:31 AM Jan 2022

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Elvis Presley Gets The Polio Vaccine On The Ed Sullivan Show

How Elvis Got Americans to Accept the Polio Vaccine
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-elvis-got-americans-to-accept-the-polio-vaccine/

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Elvis Presley Gets The Polio Vaccine On The Ed Sullivan Show (Original Post) ItsjustMe Jan 2022 OP

That's cool. Thought I had seen all the Sullivan shows, but missed that one. Was five then. dameatball Jan 2022 #1

Today something like Rebl2 Jan 2022 #3

Yeah but it made his lip curl and twodogsbarking Jan 2022 #2

dameatball

(7,400 posts)

1. That's cool. Thought I had seen all the Sullivan shows, but missed that one. Was five then.

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 08:17 AM

Jan 2022

I can see why that ad was effective during that period.

Rebl2

(13,563 posts)

3. Today something like

Reply to dameatball (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 11:07 AM

Jan 2022

this is not effective I am sad to say.

twodogsbarking

(9,823 posts)

2. Yeah but it made his lip curl and

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Jan 31, 2022, 09:20 AM

Jan 2022

his hips shake.

If there had been FOX this would have been the report.

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