Salk vaccine
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Acceptance of these vaccines even survived setbacks such as the “Cutter incident” in which a Berkeley manufacturer of the Salk vaccine issued contaminated lots that sickened 40,000 children.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
While there, he witnessed a polio outbreak in the summer of 1955, the year the Salk vaccine became available.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022
The Salk vaccine required three injections, plus a booster, which meant multiple trips to the doctor.
From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022
"Culturally, the Salk vaccine especially, since it eliminated the fear of the most dreaded childhood disease, significantly increased the appreciation of what modern medicine could accomplish," Wilson explained.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2021
With those cells, scientists helped prove the Salk vaccine effective.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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