It was on this day 65 years ago, when American virologist Dr Jonas Salk, announced his discovery of the first effective #PolioVaccine.
#JonasSalk
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In 1960, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, which is today a center for medical and scientific research."
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk
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"When Murrow asked him, "Who owns this patent?", Salk replied, "Well, the people I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" The vaccine is calculated to be worth $7 billion had it been patented."
#JonasSalk #Polio #PolioVaccine
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