Below the surface, it was a rivalry between two brilliant men, Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin. Sabin was the more experienced researcher. Eight years older than Salk, he was the head of pediatric ...

At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Jonas Salk created the inactivated (dead ... physician and microbiologist Dr. Albert Sabin created a live attenuated vaccine that could be administered ...

In recognition of World Immunisation Week (April 24–30), we explore how vaccines have transformed healthcare – and consider ...

Vaccines tamed the epidemic—first the injectable, killed-virus vaccine developed in 1955 by Dr. Jonas Salk, then the oral vaccine, developed in 1963 by Dr. Albert Sabin. Today’s eradication ...

The 15th Recital with a Cause, a benefit for Rotary International’s Polio Plus campaign, is scheduled Thursday, May 1, at 7 p ...

The Role of Vaccination in Polio Eradication The introduction of two vaccines developed by Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin in the 1950s marked a turning point in the fight against polio. Salk's ...

Maurice Hilleman was born ear Miles City on the high plains of eastern Montana and attended Montana State. He would grow up ...