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Dr. Jonas Salk of La Jolla, California, developed the first polio vaccination. It was widely used in 1955 and for many years longer. The Salk Institute went on to do more important scientific developments.
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∙ 11y agoSalk was the first to develop a polio vaccine. It was given by injection. It was composed of a killed virus. Another vaccine was developed by Sabin and was oral and a live attenuated virus.
FDR had polio, Mia Farrow, and Dinah Shore are a few survivors you may have heard about. A a child I had both because my family was so scared of this disease.
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∙ 9y agoDr. Jonas Salk. The angel physician. He did not take the patent of the vaccine.
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∙ 13y agoThe polio vaccine was developed in 1952 by Dr. Jonas Salk
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