The Day Polio Met Its Match: Celebrating 70 Years of the Salk Vaccine
April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025
LA JOLLA, California, April 12 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release:
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The day polio met its match: Celebrating 70 years of the Salk vaccine
Seventy years ago, on April 12, 1955, a scientific breakthrough changed the course of public health and inspired hope worldwide. The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk and colleagues was officially declared "safe, effective, and potent"--a moment heralded as a . . .
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The day polio met its match: Celebrating 70 years of the Salk vaccine
Seventy years ago, on April 12, 1955, a scientific breakthrough changed the course of public health and inspired hope worldwide. The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk and colleagues was officially declared "safe, effective, and potent"--a moment heralded as a . . .