Biologics - Polio Timeline 1953 - Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum

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Created by Swan, Jeremy (NIH/NICHD) [C], last modified on Oct 12, 2021

a sign on a brick wall reads Let's wipe out polio with Salk vaccine

1953

First inactivated polio vaccine created by Dr. Jonas Salk

1955

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