A Vaccine for the Ages.Fifty years ago, Jonas Salk Noun 1. Jonas Salk - United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) Jonas Edward Salk, Salk introduced the world's first polio vaccine Two polio vaccines are used throughout the world to combat polio. The first was developed by Jonas Salk, first tested in 1952, and announced to the world by Salk on April 12, 1955. It consists of an injected dose of inactivated (dead) poliovirus. . To commemorate the anniversary, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History The National Museum of American History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution and located in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. It opened in 1964 as the Museum of History and Technology and adopted its current name in 1980. is opening a new exhibit called "Whatever Happened to Polio polio: see poliomyelitis. ?" Dr. Katherine Ott is the project director and curator at the museum. Radio News Feature You can reach the story directly by going to http://www.newstream.com/home.aspx?story=30345 This multimedia news story is for free and unrestricted use on your news information site (and for print or broadcast too). Visit http://www.newstream.com to download video, audio, text, graphics and photos. If you have any questions about the story, or about Newstream.com, please write to us at info@newstream.com. |
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