Tag Archives: Dr. Jonas Salk

April 26, 1954

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 26, 1954, mass trials of Jonas Salk’s anti-polio vaccine began. The first shot was delivered in Fairfax County, Virginia. More than 443,000 children received the shots in the first three months. Nowhere did anyone say, “Only .5% of children with polio suffer from paralysis. The other 99.5% don’t. We don’t need a vaccine. … Continue reading →

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April 12, 1955

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 12, 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk declared the polio vaccine safe and effective. This was before the internet and idiots and fools had to create their own conspiracy theories and fake science. So, everyone made sure that their children would get the vaccine and save their health and lives. After the internet was invented … Continue reading →

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August 10, 1921

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 10, 1921, future President and World Leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio. It would take another 34 years before Dr. Jonas Salk would develop the first polio vaccine. Anti-vaxxers would have us relive the dangerous and chancy medical conditions of the 1920s all over again. A time when polio was a … Continue reading →

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