[stevej37]

Two distinct memories of that time period for me.

First time I ever saw a person in a wheelchair. It was a girl from our small town that was about five years older than me. She had braces on both legs and my mother said she had polio.
She only lived a couple more years after that.

The other memory is standing in line in the 50's to receive our vaccinations. Two nurses...one to give the shot...the other to sterilize the needle with alcohol and a cotton towel.
One syringe and one needle did the whole classroom.
Didn't know any different at that time...all worked out well.