1media/Jonas_Salk_candid_thumb.jpg2024-07-18T22:35:43+00:00Ivan Portillo741ad6f42573dbb784db9511d4627772eb86aa193673American virologist Jonas Salk developed the first inactivated poliovirus vaccine, which used a killed virus to stimulate immunity. This vaccine played a crucial role in significantly reducing the incidence of polio, a devastating disease that caused paralysis and death worldwide. Image Attribution: SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commonsplain2024-07-19T16:48:26+00:00Jones Edward Salk2008-08-085SASEventsVIPs1950sAirportsCopenhagen CPH19590528FotoWare indexmanagerSASKøbenhavnSjellandDNKDenmarkB&W printSAS Records ManagementSASDr Jones Edward Salk, creator of Salk polio vaccine, at Copenhagen Airport. During four days stay in Kastrup airport CPH, Copenhagen Dr. Salk paid several visits to the Serum Institute, which was first one outside USA which created a polio vaccine. Dr. Salk also addressed the local Biological Society, 1959-05-28.Bodil Östling3454008033ECA237208EFE4B79 9272A4BF8D04FDC102FF222FF22FFFF211A=5002 N=0 E=FWD D=2012-03-12 T=10:47:45 U=15003Orientation: 0 Resolution: 300.000 ResolutionUnit: 21955Ivan Portillo741ad6f42573dbb784db9511d4627772eb86aa19