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In the 1950s, #polio was one of the cruelest and most feared infections among children that was finally fought in #Peru thanks to the vaccine. In this chapter of #CuentalaHistoria, Gonzalo Torres tells us about the impact it had on our children and the story of the creation of the vaccine that managed to save thousands of children in the country. POLIO: The epidemic that almost DESTROYED a GENERATION and how it was OVERCOME Official channel of the El Comercio newspaper of Lima, Peru. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/UWBivf Website: http://elcomercio.pe ALSO FOLLOW US ON: Facebook: /elcomercio.pe Twitter: /elcomercio Instagram: /elcomercio Discord: /discord #elcomercio polio, poliomyelitis, polio epidemic, history of polio, polio vaccine, polio in Peru, childhood diseases, historical epidemics, vaccine saved lives, eradicated diseases, impact of polio, fight against polio, polio in the 50s, polio history, Gonzalo Torres, tells the story, science and health, polio in children, polio eradication, medical history of Peru