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Polio vaccine, 1955

Jonas Salk's vaccine was declared safe and effective in April 1955. Newspaper pages from 1953 to 1957 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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3643 matching newspaper pages in total. Washington, DC has the most hits (985 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. Evening Star — 1953-01-26, page 1

    … sinfte the addicts would be sent to existing hospitals. Report Is Slated Tonight On Polio Vaccine Progress By the Associated Press NEW YORK. Jan. 26.—Prog ress in developing a safe …

    … tragedies of polio crippling and death. But it is known—and has been reported—that a polio vaccine is my close to reality. Only one or two final barriers have been standing in the …

  2. Evening Star — 1953-03-27, page 9

    Polio Vaccine Outlook Is Good, But Further Tests Are Needed By Alton L. Blokeslee Associated …

    … Press Science Reporter. NEW YORK, Mar. 27.—The new polio vaccine looks good, and Is being developed rapidly, but you won’t get it this sum mer. …

  3. Evening Star — 1953-03-27, page 19

    … added around 2 points after the company disclosed it will begin shipments of a new polio vaccine after final tests are completed. The American Stock Exchange was largely higher …

  4. Evening Star — 1953-04-02, page 16

    … associates reported that mineral oil is the base in the flu vaccine, as in the polio vaccine. They sou the powers of the flu vaccine to produce immunity agents were greatly …

  5. Evening Star — 1953-04-03, page 9

    … CHEMICAL CO. Exterminating Division 3255 Prospect Ave. N.W. AMA Urges Two-Year Test OF Polio Vaccine Before Use By *h« Associated Pres* CHICAGO, April 3.—The pub lic may not get any …

    … of the new, highly promising but still ex perimental polio vaccine before 1955 at least. A group of the Nation’s top medical leaders, including the …

  6. Evening Star — 1953-04-09, page 20

    … effective, it had to be injected before polio struck. Despite recent reports that a polio vaccine is near and has been developed, gamma globulin still remains the only available …

  7. Evening Star — 1953-06-27, page 9

    … was named the Ruth Build ing. The service has four other 30,000 Children To Get Polio Vaccine In Alabama Epidemic By »h# Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala,, June 27.—The first …

  8. Evening Star — 1953-07-18, page 21

    … request to the United States Pub lic Health Service for gamma globulin, the anti-polio vaccine. The report of two new polio cases last night at Glade Spring in adjoining Washington …

  9. Evening Star — 1953-07-26, page 8

    … Eisenhower at 9 p.m. Wednesday in the White House. 2,500 Kenfucky Children Given Polio Vaccine ly tho Associated Press CALHOUN, Ky., July 25. Nearly 2,500 children from two counties …

  10. Evening Star — 1953-10-09, page 1

    … regarding Federal workers has caused employe (See CIVIL SERVICE. Page A-3.) New Polio Vaccine Is Ready For Early Nation-Wide Test By the Associated Press MIAMI, Fla., Oct. 9 …

    … .—Perfec tion of an experimental polio vaccine to a point justifying plans for Nation-wide vaccina tion tests on children, perhaps …

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