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Who invented the polio shot?

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The first polio vaccine was created in 1952 by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. It required years of practice and tweaking to get the vaccine to the point of effectiveness it has today.

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Jonas Edward Salk created the first successful vaccine for polio in 1952 at the university of Pittsburgh.
The first polio vaccine was created in 1952 by Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh. It required years of practice and tweaking to get the vaccine to the point of effectiveness it has today.

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Jonas Salk did, in the early 1900s. He took a small part o the disease and pit it into an injection his first attempt didn't work after being tested multiple times. He improved it later. Look at his wiki page.

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Dr. Jonas Salk was the inventor of the Polio vaccine.

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I don't know if this is correct.
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I'm not sure about that...
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love it tyy

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There are two different polio vaccines. The injected polio virus was invented by Dr. Salk, and the oral polio virus was invented by Dr. Sabin.

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Dr. Jonas Salk designed the first polio vaccine.

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Flemming discovered the polio vaccine but Jonas Salk invented the kind which is used today that is inactive polio vaccine.

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Jonas Salk came up with the polio vaccine.

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Jonas Salk

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Why was polio vaccine invented?

To prevent polio.


How can you keep from getting polio?

Get an IPV shot.


What was invented 1957?

The Polio Vaccine.


How does the polio vacine prevent polio?

By giving you a watered down version of the disease, white blood cells in your immune system learn which antibody to produce and how to fight polio. If you get the disease for real, they can make it much quicker, and therefore get rid of it before you even show symptoms.


What cures Polio?

Polio actually can not be cured. There is, however, a vaccination that can be taken to prevent people who do not have polio, from getting polio. The polio vaccination was created by Salk and Sabin. Originally, the polio vaccination by Salk was administered in the form of a shot. The Sabin is given by mouth.


Who invented polio viruse?

Jonas Salk in 1955


Who invented the preventive vaccine for Polio?

Jonas Salk


What is a good title for vaccines for polio?

The polio vaccine is called the Salk vaccine after it was invented by Dr Jonas Salk.


Who invented oral polio vaccine?

Albert Sabin invented the oral live attenuated virus vaccine.


Who invented an effective vaccine for polio?

Dr. Jonas Salk


What was Jonas's occupation?

Physician and researcher. He invented a polio vaccine.


How many victims of 1944 polio epidemic?

A polio vaccine was invented in 1954. Each year after that, the number of polio cases decreased. By 1974, only 5 cases occurred. These were all people who were linked to the polio vaccine.