Rotary Raises Polio Awareness

October is Polio Eradication Month for Rotary International, and the Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is using this time to remind the community that polio still exists in the world — and outbreaks can occur when vaccination rates fall.

“Polio is only a plane ride away,” noted Rotarian Dr. Lisa Ryan, a pediatrician in western Maine. “Vaccination remains the best protection against sometimes deadly childhood diseases.”

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