Among The 1st To Get A Polio Vaccine, Peter Salk Says Don’t Rush A COVID-19 Shot

Dr. Jonas E. Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine, reads with his wife and three boys in their Ann Arbor, Mich., home on April 11, 1955. The boys were among the first vaccinated during testing. The family was photographed the night before an announcement the vaccine was effective. Pictured from left are Jonathan, 5; Donna Salk; Peter, 11; Salk; and Darrell, 8.

When he was 9 years old, Salk was inoculated by the polio vaccine developed by his father, Dr. Jonas Salk. Today, he is an optimistic about a COVID-19 vaccine but offers a warning.

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