Voices from the Polio Era - Worksheet

Would you let your child test a brand-new vaccine in the middle of a polio epidemic? Analyze photos, newspaper articles, a map and a cartoon from the polio era to uncover the arguments that built vaccine confidence and fueled hesitancy. Then explore how risk, trust and access shaped which children joined the Salk vaccine trials. This handout is part of the Voices from the Polio Era: Documents of Fear, Hope and Choice lesson.