Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine in 1952. It was a intradermal injection vaccine.
Dr. Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine in 1952.
Dr. Jonas Salk in 1952 in La Jolla, California.
Years before Jonas Salk's work, Dr. Albert Sabin developed a polio vaccine using live virus. The Sabin vaccine was used for 18 years before the government recommended using the Salk vaccine, exclusively.
The polio vaccination was discovered by Jonas Salk.
Dr. Jonas Salk
Dr. Jonas Edward Salk, (1914-1995), developed the first vaccine against poliomyelitis in 1952. The vaccine was distributed nationally in the US after wide-scale testing was successfully completed in 1954.
Dr. Jonas Salk
IPV is Dr. Jonas Salk OPV is Dr. Albert Sabin
Poliomyelitis as two vaccines: Jonas Salk developed the first in 1952 and used first in 1955. This vaccine used an inactive virus. Albert Sabin developed an attenuated vaccine which was available in 1962. The Salk vaccine was given by injection and the Sabin by mouth.
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.
Dr. Jonas Salk was the first person to create the first safe and effective Polio Vaccine.