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Jonas Salk
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American physician and medical researcher
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How did the polio vaccine change the world?
The original formulation of the polio vaccine was announced in 1953.
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Children with polio and the administration of polio vaccine
Archival footage showing children with polio, Jonas Salk giving injections of vaccine,...
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Jonas Salk; polio vaccine
Jonas Salk vaccinating a young girl for polio in 1953.
Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine
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