JONAS SALK Polio Vaccine SIGNED 1947 FDC 100th Anniversary of the AMA for Sale

JONAS SALK Polio Vaccine SIGNED 1947 FDC 100th Anniversary of the AMA For Sale

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JONAS SALK Polio Vaccine SIGNED 1947 FDC 100th Anniversary of the AMA:
$44.00

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This one is an ORIGINAL, NOT A COPY, NOR REPRODUCTION, AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED 1947 First Day Cover commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the American Medical Association by the renowned DR. JONAS SALK with a vintage printed portrait attached.

Jonas Edward Salk(October 28, 1914– June 23, 1995) was an Americanvirologistand medical researcher who developed one of the first successfulpolio vaccines. He was born inNew York Cityand attended theCity College of New YorkandNew York University School of Medicine.

In 1947, Salk accepted a professorship at theUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he undertook a project beginning in 1948 to determine the number of different types ofpoliovirus. For the next seven years, Salk devoted himself to developing a vaccine againstpolio.

Salk was immediately hailed as a \"miracle worker\" when the vaccine\'s success was first made public in April 1955, and chose to not patent the vaccine or seek any profit from it in order to maximize its global distribution.TheNational Foundation for Infantile Paralysisand the University of Pittsburgh looked into patenting the vaccine, but since Salk\'s techniques were not novel, their patent attorney said, \"If there were any patentable novelty to be found in this phase it would lie within an extremely narrow scope and would be of doubtful value.\"An immediate rush to vaccinate began in the United States and around the world. Many countries began polio immunization campaigns using Salk\'s vaccine, including Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, West Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Belgium. By 1959, the Salk vaccine had reached about 90 countries.An attenuated live oralpolio vaccinewas developed byAlbert Sabin, coming into commercial use in 1961. Less than 25 years after the release of Salk\'s vaccine, domestic transmission of polio had been eliminated in the United States.

In 1963, Salk founded theSalk Institute for Biological StudiesinLa Jolla, California, which is today a center for medical and scientific research. He continued to conduct research and publish books in his later years, focusing in his last years on the search for avaccine against HIV. Salk campaigned vigorously for mandatory vaccination throughout the rest of his life, calling the universal vaccination of children against disease a \"moral commitment\"Salk\'s personal papers are today stored inGeisel Libraryat theUniversity of California, San Diego.

Measures approximately 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 inches.

FYI: The 2009 7th edition of The Sanders Autograph Price Guide values a SIGNATURE alone on a blank card at $96.00 and a Document Signed at $190.00.

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Each item will be postedin a plastic coverbetween two strong, cross grained, hard to bend, pieces of cardboard.

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