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7. Iron lungs will never return

Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:44 AM

Jan 23

Ventilators have replaced them. I think there are still a few people who use them at night - but by choice because they used them their whole lives.

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Top CDC vaccine adviser questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations [View all] lostincalifornia Jan 23 OP

Back to iron lungs. Irish_Dem Jan 23 #1

Iron lungs will never return womanofthehills Jan 23 #7

Trump is destroying modern medical advances. Irish_Dem Jan 23 #8

Not the point. intheflow Jan 23 #9

Crazy fucks in the CDC spanone Jan 23 #2

Polio is caused by contact with fecal matter maxrandb Jan 23 #3

Make Polio Great Again! peggysue2 Jan 23 #5

Any doctor Rebl2 Jan 23 #6