1950s
Salk’s polio vaccine was such a huge medical advance, it made front page headlines in 1955
How the Salk vaccine works to fight polio (from 1955) By Herman N Bundesen, MD – The Plain Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania) May 13, 1955 The
How the Salk vaccine works to fight polio (from 1955) By Herman N Bundesen, MD – The Plain Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania) May 13, 1955 The
Every year, hundreds of children were stricken with polio. Before testing iron lung machines on humans, two dozen cats had to die under anesthetic.
Measles highly contagious and it can be dangerous: Vaccine recommended by Demont Roseman Jr Chapel Hill, NC — “She was terribly sick for four or five
New, quicker cures The more optimistic medical leaders say the need for doctors is being reduced. They point to such developments as these: Polio vaccine
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