"Salk Polio Vaccine Proves Success; Millions Will Be Immunized Soon"--NY Times, 65 years ago today

[mahatmakanejeeves]

“Salk Polio Vaccine Proves Success; Millions Will Be Immunized Soon”—New York Times, 65 years ago today:

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[FarPoint]

1. Pittsburgh Fame!

I so hope they also develop the COVID-19 vaccine

[NewJeffCT]

2. just imagine of the polio vaccine happened under Trump

they'd have spent months trying to scam and profit off of it, and then only slowly started to ramp up testing.

[forthemiddle]

3. The first vaccine trials were 1935

https://www.historyofvaccines.org/timeline/polio

But not released to the public until 1960. Let’s hope it doesn’t take that long this time.

[HarlanPepper]

4. Salk didn't get involved until 1948.

[forthemiddle]

5. That's still 12 years

Let’s hope this one is a little bit quicker.

[abqtommy]

6. I got my polio vaccine in 1955 at age 6. Never got polio. Now we need a tRUMP vaccine.

[kskiska]

7. I got mine in 1955 at our doctor's office

Two shots + a booster. I was 10.

[lettucebe]

8. In 1955 we were able to vaccinate millions but somehow in 2020 we can't figure it out?

All the talk about how would we vaccinate so many? Guess it's time to throw in the towel. "No we can't" is their new motto.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. Video: President Eisenhower honors Dr. Jonas Salk for polio vaccine at White House, 1955

Video: President Eisenhower honors Dr. Jonas Salk for polio vaccine at White House, 1955
(1 min.):

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Eisenhower's grandson David was born in 1948.

The two Nixon girls were born in 1946 and 1948.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

10. President in Rose Garden with Dr. Jonas Salk, 1955:

President in Rose Garden with Dr. Jonas Salk, 1955:

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