Apr 12th, 2005 · On April 12, 1955, the world heard one of the most eagerly anticipated announcements in medical history: Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine worked. The vaccine turned a disease that once horrified America into a memory.
Keywords: world · disease · memory · history · America · medical · Vaccine · 1955 · polio · conquer · terrifying · Salk
Apr 10th, 2005 · Fifty years ago this week scientists announced the discovery of the polio vaccine. The disease -- also known as infantile paralysis -- affected thousands of children annually. Polio survivor Brian Fitzgerald tells Jennifer Ludden about his memories of the era before Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine.
Keywords: children · Scientists · disease · Memories · Survivors · discovery · era · Vaccine · Jennifer Ludden · polio · Salk · Jonas Salk
