Measles could be well positioned for a comeback in the United States in a very short period of time. If immunization rates ...

While the Salk vaccine mostly eliminated polio in Virginia, a surprise outbreak led to a new push for immunization in ...

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the ...

On April 12, 1955, the world received the news that Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine was “safe, effective and potent.” This declaration marked the beginning of the end for a disease that had ...

Officials say Pakistan has launched a weeklong second nationwide vaccination campaign to protect 45 million children from ...

Many thanks to Brad Hundt and the Observer-Reporter for Sunday’s excellent article on the development of the polio vaccine in 1955. This article explored the history of polio – known to have stricken ...

and eager parents started lining up their kids to receive a dose of a new polio vaccine, a much-anticipated weapon against this devastating and feared disease. This week marks 70 years since the first ...