Hosts Chris and Steve chat about the largest polio vaccination test program in the country that happened right here on Long Island in 1954. Sixty-five thousand grade schoolers in both Nassau and Suffolk counties were injected with Jonas Salk's new polio vaccine. 

Long Island Explained with Chris Roach and Steve Belanger

L.I.E. Episode 105 - The Polio Pioneers of Long island

A weekly show hosted by actor/comedian Chris Roach, an unapologetic Long Island native and Steve Belanger, a podcast vet who married into Long Island. Each week they’ll pick one Long Island-specific topic to discuss in-depth as only they can. The Long Island theme will be the hook, but the episodes will be accessible to all.

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Long Island Explained with Chris Roach and Steve Belanger