At the time, I never imagined that all of this damage could have been prevented with an easily administered vaccination – that, had these people been immunized, they would have been spared paralysis.
En ese momento, nunca me imaginé que todo ese daño se hubiese evitado con una vacuna de fácil administración – es decir, si estas personas hubiesen sido inmunizadas, se hubiese evitado la parálisis.