On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective – but he refused to profit from it.
"When a waiting world learned on , that Jonas Salk had successfully created a vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis, he became a hero overnight. Born in a New York tenement, humble in manner, ...
Poliomyelitis has been around since ancient times. There is still no cure for the disease. But at the peak of its devastation in the United States, Jonas Salk introduced a way to prevent it. This ...
On 12 April 1955, Dr Jonas Salk announced that his vaccine was safe and effective. It would go on to save countless lives – but he refused to profit from it. In 1982, Salk talked to the BBC about his ...
Teen Vogue: Jonas Salk and the History of Testing Vaccines on Institutionalized People
Time: How Jonas Salk Persuaded the Public to Trust His Polio Vaccine Trial
Jonas Salk was home with his wife, but she could tell his mind was elsewhere—back in his lab, where work was proceeding apace on what would become the first vaccine against polio. “Why Jonas,” said ...
How Jonas Salk Persuaded the Public to Trust His Polio Vaccine Trial
Yahoo: Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, "would be shocked" by anti-vaxxers, experts say
Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, "would be shocked" by anti-vaxxers, experts say
Salon: Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, “would be shocked” by anti-vaxxers, experts say
Jonas Salk, the man who cured polio, “would be shocked” by anti-vaxxers, experts say