The number of poliomyelitis cases reported in the U.S. as a whole was running about 8% ahead of last year: 2,543 cases since the disease year began April 1, as against 2,361. Local health officers ...

As a deeply divisive debate over vaccines turns the tide on a deadly public health risk, some may remember a time when Montana rose united to the challenge amid a similar threat. In the 1950s and ‘60s ...

One of the newest and most hopeful weapons in the fight against polio is a blood fraction called gamma globulin. Doctors have known for several years that it is a rich storehouse of disease-fighting ...

A May 1953 Popular Science article attempted to take stock of the polio epidemic and brought hopes of a vaccine. By Bill Gourgey Published May 11, 2022 7:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Salk Vaccine Arrives In Albany - The first commercial shipment of Salk polio vaccine arrived at Albany Airport consigned to Parke Davis & Company, 191 Broadway, Menands. The vaccine company officials ...

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On April 12, 1955, researchers announced the first polio vaccine, which was instantly approved. Before vaccines were available, polio caused 15,000 cases of paralysis in the US each year. The US ...