History Today: How the world came to embrace the first polio vaccine
FirstpostOn February 23, 1954, the world’s first-ever polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. This day is also significant because the Gutenberg Bible was first published in Germany, paving the way for the ‘Gutenberg Revolution’ that made books and knowledge accessible to everyone On February 23, 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh received the first injections of the new polio vaccine, known as inactivated poliovirus vaccine or Salk vaccine. On this day, in 1954, the first polio vaccine was administered in Pittsburgh, United States. First polio vaccine delivered On February 23, 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburgh received the first injections of the new polio vaccine, known as inactivated poliovirus vaccine or Salk vaccine. On February 23, 1954, a group of children from Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsburg received the first injections of the new polio vaccine, known as inactivated poliovirus vaccine or Salk vaccine.
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