The real story of how Polio went from deadly reality to distant memory.

“Could you patent the sun?” – Dr. Jonas Salk

A half century ago, when people were more fearful of viruses than vaccines, one doctor injected himself, his wife and his children with an experimental shot. He went on to eradicate a crippling disease – and he did it for FREE.

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It sounds like a lot of people had a hard time with polio. But most had little to no problem. And then people developed natural herd immunity.