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Jonas Salk: Polio Vaccine
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First U.S Polio Epidemic
The first major outbreak of polio in the U.S occured in Vermont with 132 cases. -
Polio strikes President FDR
Franklin Roosevelt's left leg was paralyzed by polio when he was 39 years old. -
Iron Lung
Philip Drinker, inventor of the iron lung, published a paper describing how the machine can benefit polio victims. -
National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis created
Franklin Roosevelt founds the NFIP to combat polio. -
Salk graduates from NYU
Salk earned his MD from New York University. -
Polio Cases Escalate
57,628 polio cases were reported in the United States in 1952 alone. -
Salk gives his family vaccine
Salk gives the vaccine to his wife and three sons. -
Massive Field Trial Begins
The Francis Field Trial begins and children get first vaccinations. -
Trial Results Announced
Thomas Francis announced the successful results in a press conference at the University of Michigan. -
Polio Eradicated from USA
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Gobal Polio Eradication Intiative begins
GPEI is founded in order to vaccinate developing countries and record polio cases with a goal of eliminating polio. -
Polio elimanated from the Americas
The Pan American Health Organization had reported that three years had passed since the last case of wild polio in the Americas. -
Polio Cases at an all-time low
At the end of 2014 the GPEI announced only 22 polio cases occured in the entire world.
