Polio Survivors in Cork for 70th Anniversary of Outbreak

‘The mark of polio’: The Cork survivors still living with an epidemic from 70 years ago

Seventy years after 220 cases and five deaths in Cork, survivors face lasting health effects as memories of the epidemic endure

Polio survivors in Cork for 70th anniversary of outbreak

Survivors of polio will gather in Cork later today to mark the 70th anniversary of the final and one of the worst outbreaks of the disease that occurred in this country over a 15-year period in the 1940s and 1950s.

It’s seventy years since the polio epidemic of 1956 – could an outbreak happen again?

Recent cases reiterate the importance of maintaining polio vaccination coverage above 95 per cent in every district or community, writes Dr Catherine Conlon

Polio Survivors Ireland marks 70 years since 1956 Cork outbreak - Archyworldys

Polio Survivors Ireland is hosting a special gathering at the Cork International Hotel on Tuesday, October 20, marking 70 years since the 1956 poliomyelitis outbreak that recorded 220 cases and five deaths across Cork city and county, reported. The event precedes World Polio Day on October 24 and brings survivors, families, and local representatives together ...

Recalling Cork polio outbreak 70 years on

The polio outbreak in Cork city in 1956 devastated the community, and many people who contracted it are still living with its effects. An event in ...