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Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine
URL: http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/Research/Digital_Documents/salk/Salkdocuments.html

Description:
Collection of documents related to the development by Dr. Jonas Salk of a polio vaccine, the federal government plan to have the vaccine produced, the drop in polio cases since the vaccine was distributed widely in the U.S. starting in 1955. Provides data, reports, press releases, conference remarks, minutes of Cabinet meetings, photographs, and related material. From the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Center.

LII Topics: Infectious Diseases, Polio, Public Health & Safety, Vaccines

Publisher:
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Center

Extra Keywords
poliomyelitis

LII Database Information:
Record 24732 created by Jennifer English on 10/17/2007
Last modification on 11/11/2008
Published: 11/11/2008  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24732

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