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11. On this day, April 13, 1955, this was the main headline on the New York Times:

Thu Apr 13, 2023, 05:08 AM

Apr 2023

Announcement that Salk polio vaccine “works” and "is safe, effective, and potent” was today 1955:

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This was a BFD jpak Apr 2023 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author jpak Apr 2023 #3

Those were the day's Casady1 Apr 2023 #4

Back when science was revered and ignorance shunned. nt Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #5

"Even the popular polio shot had its haters." mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 #6

What a great day for my family when we got our shots rurallib Apr 2023 #8

I have a cousin lapfog_1 Apr 2023 #9

It was a big deal. Ocelot II Apr 2023 #10

On this day, April 13, 1955, this was the main headline on the New York Times: mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 #11