Splendid Solution
Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio
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The story of the polio vaccine and its creator discusses Salk's childhood during one of polio's worst epidemics and his education during the presidency of an afflicted FDR, describing how politics nearly prevented the vaccine's development.
Poliomyelitis vaccineVirologistsVaccinationPoliomyelitisBiographyHistorySalk, jonas, 1914-1995Large type booksVirologyInactivated Poliovirus VaccineHistory, 20th Century