Baz Luhrmann on Instagram: "Elvis receiving the polio vaccine backstage at the Ed Sullivan Show, 1956. In the six months that followed the photo op, the teenage vaccination rate jumped from 0.6%
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Elvis Presley's Graceland - On this date in 1959, #Elvis received a Salk polio inoculation as part of his continued efforts for the March of Dimes. (This photo, however, is from 1956!) | Facebook
Pillole di ricerca scientifica - 📣Immagini che lasciano il segno💉💊 Nel 1956, Elvis Presley si sottopose alla vaccinazione antipolio di fronte a fotografi e telecamere negli studi della Cbs di New York,
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