Polio - Notable Historical Events
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Polio - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1921-08-10 |
FDR stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello |
1938-01-03 |
March of Dimes established to fight polio |
1953-03-26 |
Dr Jonas Salk announces vaccine to prevent polio |
1954-04-26 |
Nationwide test of salk anti-polio vaccine begins |
1955-04-10 |
Dr Jonas Salk successfully tests Polio vaccine |
1955-04-12 |
salk polio vaccine safe & effective; 4 billion dimes marched |
1955-11-02 |
Clarton-Schwerdt & Schaffer discover polio virus |
1956-10-06 |
Dr Albert Sabin discovers oral polio vaccine |
1966-12-06 |
Polio vaccination becomes obligatory in Belgium |
2012-02-25 |
World Health Organization removes India from the list of polio endemic countries |
2012-12-18 |
6 health workers dispensing polio vaccinations are gunned down in Pakistan |
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Polio - Notable Birthdays
Polio - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1897-02-10 |
John Franklin Enders, Conn, microbiologist (polio-Nobel 1954) |
1906-08-26 |
Albert B Sabin, Russia, US microbiologist (oral polio vaccine) |
1914-10-28 |
Jonas Salk, NYC, medical reseacher (polio vaccine) |
1945-08-31 |
Itzhak Perlman, Tel Aviv Israel, violinist/polio victim (14 Grammys) |
Polio - Notable Deaths
Polio - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1993-03-03 |
Albert Sabin, physician (oral polio vaccine), dies at 86 |
1995-06-23 |
Jonas Salk, biologist (Polio vaccine), dies of heart failure |
