In this episode, Conan and Chris look at the polio epidemics that hit Australia in the mid 20th century, the controversial Australian nurse who defied medical authorities to improve treatment, the two American scientists who finally came up with vaccines, and how Australia contributed to the near elimination of polio around the world.
You’ll also:
· learn some astonishing and freaky facts about viruses drawn from this article published by the UCL Genetics Institute,
· get to take part in a polio quiz, and
· enjoy the deepening rapport between the Blokes as Conan sledges Chris’s home state of Victoria.
In this episode, Conan and Chris look at the polio epidemics that hit Australia in the mid 20th century, the controversial Australian nurse who defied medical authorities to improve treatment, the two American scientists who finally came up with vaccines, and how Australia contributed to the near elimination of polio around the world.
You’ll also:
· learn some astonishing and freaky facts about viruses drawn from this article published by the UCL Genetics Institute,
· get to take part in a polio quiz, and
· enjoy the deepening rapport between the Blokes as Conan sledges Chris’s home state of Victoria.