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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It was the worst headache ever.

While waiting for a bus at 63rd and Paseo to take her home from work, Mona Randolph's head felt like it was going to split open. She had a fever, chills. The sights and sounds of the world intensified. Her nerves were on edge. She was 20 years old, three days into a new job and three months away from getting married.

It was 1956. A year before, the government had approved a vaccine for polio, but kids were the priority recipients. An adult, Mona was thought to have been at little risk.

Today, she has limited use of her right arm, though t...