2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Salk Polio vaccine. Kathleen Murray, Dr. Jonas Salk's assistant for the last 5 years of his life, shares her perspective about the history of Jonas Salk, the polio vaccine and the Salk Institute.  (#7378)

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