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The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis faced a dilemma. Not until April 1, 1955 could it hope to learn whether the Salk vaccine, tested in mass trials this past summer, really prevented polio. If it did, inoculations for 1955 would have to begin on that same date. But it takes...
Last week President Basil O'Connor announced that the foundation is taking a $9,000,000 gamble by ordering 25 million cc. of the vaccine now. With 2,000,000 cc. on hand, that will be enough for 9,000,000 people to get three shots each. If the...
If the vaccine does not prove effective, the foundation's $9,000,000 may go down the drain, along with an equal amount being gambled by six manufacturing companies. During the winter, the companies will produce for their own account an estimated 27 million cc. (30 tons), which they...
Why does it take so long to find out whether the vaccine is any good? Last week the University of Michigan's Dr. Thomas Francis Jr., in charge of evaluating the trials, spelled out the answer:
Both Enders and Dr. Weller have talked with Dr. Jonas Salk at various times during their work on the poliovirus, and both are members of the group that will evaluate the results of this year's Salk vaccine tests.