The Polio Pioneer: Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
The author’s timely and captivating The Polio Pioneer: Dr. Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine, recounts the story of Dr. Salk’s determination to produce a safe polio vaccine during the heights of the 1940s and 50s polio pandemic in the US.
By Pamela Sergey
Polio and COVID19 – Then and Now From Three Polio Survivors
Living through Polio and Covid-19: Historic Parallels
Vale David Salamone (Video)
David contracted polio from the live polio vaccine when he was a baby. It was later discovered he had a serious underlying immune disorder, which meant he was susceptible to many infections, including polio.