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Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?
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Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?
The creation of the polio vaccine is a uniquely Pittsburgh story.
Students at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health can now sit and work at the original desk of Dr. Jonas Salk, the pioneering virologist who led the team that developed the world’s first polio vaccine.
The polio vaccine was created by Dr. Jonas Salk at a University of Pittsburgh laboratory about 70 years ago, and Pitt is honoring that legacy by opening a public exhibit of Salk’s personal equipment to remind visitors and students of the importance of vaccines to public health. The exhibit spans
A free public exhibit features historic items gifted by Salk’s sons, 70 years after he developed the polio vaccine in Pittsburgh.