Word: salk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...half of the century could be brought back to crack the secrets of naked singularities in the second, could we resist using it? And suppose the person being replicated were researching not just abstruse questions of physics but pressing questions of medicine. Given the chance to bring back Jonas Salk, would it be moral...
...continue the cycle of medical research advanced by luminaries such as Jonas Salk, who discovered a vaccine for polio, the U.S. needs "new talent, enthusiasm for science, money and strong institutions," Varmus said...
...prevent someone who is just developing the infection from arriving in the U.S. and spreading it. One in five American children is unvaccinated for polio. These children, or anyone with a weakened immune system, could contract the disease. If the U.S. relied only on the Salk vaccine, a new epidemic could be unleashed...
...will be a tough sell. As Dr. Ram Yogev of Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago points out, the Sabin vaccine worked so well that health workers may resist the change. Says Dr. Yogev, who favors the change himself: "Physicians respect Salk. But we love Sabin because we saw the epidemic. We were a part of it, and suddenly it disappeared...
Inconvenience and expense are also factors. The Sabin vaccine comes in a sweet-tasting liquid, but the Salk vaccine can only be injected. Parents and youngsters will not welcome another shot in the already packed vaccination schedule. The injections cost more ($4.99 a dose in the public market vs. $2.27 for the live virus) and may mean another trip to the doctor. Some are worried that the immunization rate, particularly in inner cities, will drop...