
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
This our #ScienceSaturday and #AmericanVoices series intersect with “The Quiet Cure,” a poem about Jonas Salk, an American virologist who developed a polio vaccine and decided not to patent it to give access to the vaccine to the entire world.
Scientific norms shape the behavior of researchers working for the greater good
https://theconversation.com/scientific-norms-shape-the-behavior-of-researchers-working-for-the-greater-good-255159
#Ethics
#Science
#NoPatents
#JonasSalk
See also Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
📚 Jonas Salk, Entwickler des Polio-Impfstoffs.
• ✨ Rettete Millionen Leben durch Impfstoff gegen Kinderlähmung.
• 💉 Nutzte abgetötete Viren für die Impfstoffentwicklung.
• 🔬 Schluckimpfung eines Rivalen führte zur endgültigen Bekämpfung.
#JonasSalk #Polio #Impfung #Kinderlähmung #Medizin #Gesundheit
Thank you to #JonasSalk for his gift to #humanity of #PolioEradication.
Who owns my polio vaccine? The people! Could you patent the sun?
-- Jonas Salk