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Some info that I found important that isn't in this article but is in the Wiki:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Alexander_(polio_survivor)
(I haven't brought over the sources, they can be found on the Wiki link)
Iirc it would be possible for them to use modern ventilators, but there are physiological strains from using a ventilator long term. They probably also had become accustomed to living in an iron lung.
https://vaxopedia.org/2018/07/25/did-modern-ventilators-replace-the-iron-lung-for-folks-with-polio/
Tl:dr version ... Yes, because we don't build iron lungs anymore. "Instead, they would likely use mouth intermittent positive pressure ventilation."
Ventilators are positive pressure, pushing air into the lungs which is good for those with breathing issues.
Irons lungs are negative pressure because polio patients don't have a problem with their lungs ... polio has invaded their brain and spinal cord and killed control over their chest muscles and diaphram. Negative pressure forces their chest to rise and fall, making them "breathe".
The article is worth reading.