Dr. Jonas Salk & the Polio Vaccine

The inaugural Happy History Cats looks at Dr. Jonas Salk. Though it may not have been his expressed intention in 1955, his efforts to end the world’s polio crisis still inspires happiness, gratitude, and inspiration nearly 70 years later.

Here are some extra links to some sources we found helpful in putting together our inaugural episode.

“A calculated risk: the Salk polio vaccine field trials of 1954.” National Library of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1114166/

“Jonas Salk: Good at Virology, Bad at Economics.” Slate.com. https://slate.com/technology/2014/04/the-real-reasons-jonas-salk-didnt-patent-the-polio-vaccine.html

“Jonas Salk, M.D.” Academy of Achievement. https://achievement.org/achiever/jonas-salk-m-d/

“The Vaccine Everyone Wanted.” Time Magazine. https://time.com/3714090/salk-vaccine-history/

Music in this Episode:

"Former" by ComaStudio

"Science Documentary" by Lexin Music

"Emotional Ambient Piano" by Ivymusic

"You and the Nature" by PineAppleMusic