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To eradicate polio once and for all, we need a new vaccine – that’s what we’re working on
Researchers are using virus-like particles to develop a safer, cheaper polio vaccine to help eradicate the disease once and ...
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The polio vaccine is turning 70. Photos show the last outbreak in the US.
On April 12, 1955, researchers announced the first polio vaccine, which was instantly approved. Before vaccines were available, polio caused 15,000 cases of paralysis in the US each year.
Opinion: The polio vaccine changed the world. It holds lessons for today.
Seventy years ago, a remarkable breakthrough changed the course of public health forever. On April 12, 1955, the world ...
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Introduction of the polio vaccine 70 years ago changed lives
Advertisements for freezers, lounge chairs and remedies for itching, gas and constipation were on the fifth page of Uniontown ...
America once feared polio nearly as much as nuclear war. Then came the vaccine. | Opinion
With measles outbreaks and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. making scary headlines, celebrate the 70th anniversary of the ...
La Jolla’s Salk Institute celebrates 70th anniversary of polio vaccine
On April 12, 1955, the vaccine developed by Jonas Salk and his colleagues was officially declared ‘safe, effective and potent ...
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70 years after the first polio vaccine was licensed, Philly-area survivors stress importance of continued vaccination
Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.
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To eradicate polio once and for all, we need a new vaccine—that's what we're working on
Aside from recent outbreaks of polio in war-torn regions of the world, the deadly virus is close to being eradicated, thanks to vaccines. All vaccines work by training our immune systems to ...