end polio now
Lake Tahoe livestream concert dedicated to Rotary's End Polio Now campaign
Submitted by paula on Sat, 10/24/2020 - 1:39pm
Event Date:
October 25, 2020 - 4:30pm
Rotary International's World Polio Day is being celebrated around the world this weekend, a time set aside for global health experts and partners to share the service club's progress on the road to polio eradication.
It has been over 60 years since the Jonas Salk polio vaccine was declared safe, effective, and potent. In that time, the number of polio cases has dropped by 99 percent worldwide. With just three countries remaining polio-endemic, eradicating this crippling disease is almost complete. There is no cure, and only the vaccine to prevent it.
Over 300 participate in the South Lake Tahoe Polio Walk
Submitted by paula on Sat, 05/16/2015 - 9:46pm
Community members joined Rotarians on Saturday as they walked the streets of South Lake Tahoe to show support and raise awareness of Rotary International’s effort to eradicate polio in the world. Over 300 people joined in the 3k walk which proceeded along Highway 50 in Stateline, past Edgewood Tahoe, by Lakeside Beach and back to the beginning at the corner of Stateline Avenue and Highway 50 at McP's Taphouse.
