Is Dr Jonas Salk Dead?
June 23, 1995Jonas Salk / Date of death
What nationality was Jonas Salk?
AmericanJonas Salk / Nationality
Jonas Salk, in full Jonas Edward Salk, (born October 28, 1914, New York, New York, U.S.—died June 23, 1995, La Jolla, California), American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio.
What disease did Dr Jonas Salk’s vaccine eradicate?
On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio.
What resulted from the Salk vaccine?
With these words on April 12, 1955, Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., director of the Poliomyelitis Vaccine Evaluation Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, announced to the world that the Salk polio vaccine was up to 90% effective in preventing paralytic polio.
Who did Jonas Salk marry?
Françoise Gilotm. 1970–1995Donna Lindsaym. 1939–1968
Jonas Salk/Spouse
Did Jonas Salk have siblings?
Lee SalkHerman Salk
Jonas Salk/Siblings
Did people who already had polio get the vaccine?
And, as for the second issue about people who had acute polio and later received one or both of the polio vaccines, many people who contracted polio prior to 1955 when the Salk vaccine was released later received the Salk polio shots and/or the Sabin oral vaccine.
Did Jonas Salk have any siblings?
How long did it take to make a polio vaccine?
Development of the Salk vaccine. Researchers began working on a polio vaccine in the 1930s, but early attempts were unsuccessful. An effective vaccine didn’t come around until 1953, when Jonas Salk introduced his inactivated polio vaccine (IPV).