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Pātea's iron lung
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- Pātea's iron lung
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Iron lungs were once the only treatment available to children whose lungs were paralysed by the polio virus. Visit Whanganui Regional Museum to find out more about polio in this region.
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- Polio / Epidemics Aotearoa / Iron Lung / Vaccines
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