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However, the poliovirus is on the verge of global eradication today – an astounding achievement of modern medicine. Jonas Salk played a pivotal role in achieving this success by being the first to devise and implement a safe and effective vaccine against polio.
Jun 23, 1995 · April 23, 1955: Dr. Jonas Salk, who developed the vaccine that is believed to have struck the death knell of polio, as he received a special citation from President Dwight David Eisenhower in the White House Rose Garden.
Nov 10, 2018 · Updated on November 10, 2018. Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 – October 28, 1995) was an American medical researcher and physician.
Jun 23, 2016 · June 23, 2016. Scientists racing to develop a vaccine against Zika virus disease this summer may be hoping for results like those of Dr. Jonas Salk, creator of the first successful vaccine...
Oct 28, 2014 · October 28, 2014. 1 min read. Remembering Jonas Salk on the 100th Anniversary of Polio Vaccine Developer’s Birth. Routine clinical use of his vaccine forestalled the paralysis and death brought...
Oct 28, 2020 · On October 28, the Salk Institute honors the accomplishments of our founder, Jonas Salk, on his 106th birthday. In 1955, Salk’s polio vaccine brought worldwide relief when it was declared a success and helped end the annual scourge of polio pandemics.
1914 - 1995. Jonas Salk is among the most venerated medical scientists of the century. Though his first words were reported to be "dirt, dirt," his early thoughts were not on studying germs but...
