Bob Oakes
Longtime WBUR Morning Edition host and senior correspondent who shares a personal account of surviving polio and its lifelong impacts; appears as a featured storyteller in the episode.
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Feb 6, 2026 • 39min
What if the polio vaccine becomes optional?
Bob Oakes, longtime WBUR Morning Edition storyteller who survived polio, offers a personal account of its lifelong effects. Dr. Peter Hotez, vaccine developer and pediatrics professor, explains vaccine science and public communication. They examine CDC advisory credibility, debunk sanitation myths, discuss herd immunity needs, historical vaccine controversies, and how transparency fights antiscience.
