Polio Vaccine Administration

ca. 1954

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Title
Polio Vaccine Administration
Date
ca. 1954
Identifier
UA.90.F89.03.8.51
Source Identifier
salk0059
Description
Jonas Salk administering the polio virus vaccine during field test trials in Pittsburgh elementary schools. Starting in February 1954, the vaccine was administered to 15,000 volunteers (primarily children). The success of these trials led to the national trial in 1955 which inoculated another 1.8 million children. To the right of Jonas Salk is Mary Bailey, MD. After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine in 1944, she joined Salk's research team in 1947. Mary Bailey assisted in and administered the polio virus vaccine during the field test trials in Pittsburgh, as well as the campus-wide vaccination at the Cathedral of Learning in 1957.
Extent
4 x 5 in.
Type
still image
Subject
Physicians
Nurses
Women
Men
Salk, Jonas, 1914-1995.
Bailey, Mary (Physician)
Geographic Subjects
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Source
Jonas Salk Polio Vaccine Collection, 1917-2005
Collection
Pitt Faculty
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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