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Four Soviet Medical scientist will tour the Medical School to study methods of polio treatment and preparation of Salk vaccine after they arrive in the U.S. this week. They may also visit the College...
Although polio suffered one of its periodic (and unexplainable) natural declines in the U.S. during 1955, doctors credited the Salk vaccine with causing a 25% drop in the number of polio cases among the 7,000,000 children who were vaccinated. It had this success despite distribution snafus and faulty vaccine batches. In 1956 the vaccine will be safer and, doctors hope, at least 80% effective in preventing paralytic polio. How will it reach the children...
Massachusetts, which had the worst polio year in its history in 1955 (3,900 cases), called a stop to public vaccination programs. But this week the Massachusetts State Poliomyelitis Advisory Committee is due to issue a report that, doctors believe, may clear the Salk vaccine of any blame in the epidemic and revive the state's vaccine program. With that report, and the stepping up of all vaccine programs in the months ahead, officials hope that public response will be better before the polio season approaches...
...Salk Vaccine was approved for use in Massachusetts by the State Committee on Polio Vaccine last night after a six and one-half hour meeting at the State House...
...Reappointment in April for another four-year term of U.S. Surgeon General Scheele, sometimes criticized for his handling of the Salk vaccine program...