- Salk, Jonas (1914-1995)@
- Polio Eradication
 - Information on the polio virus vaccination, including a history of vaccine research and development. Provided by Aventis Pasteur. - Polio Vaccine: What You Need to Know
(PDF) - Brochure from the U.S. National Immunication Programme that explains the value and risks of the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) and why the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) is no longer recommended.
- Development of Polio Vaccines
- Describes early research efforts, the work of Jonas Salk and Albert Bruce Sabin, and the advantages and disadvantages of the vaccines they developed.
- Medinfo: Polio Vaccination
- Explains what the vaccine is, when it is administered to children in the U.K., and reasons for not giving it.
- Oral Polio Vaccine and HIV/AIDS
- FAQ discussing the safety of modern vaccines and the theory that HIV was introduced by an experimental oral polio vaccine in the 1950s.
- Sabin, Albert (1906-1993)
- 1993 New York Times obituary for polio researcher Albert Sabin, best known for his work in developing an anti-polio vaccine.
- On the Edge: Paralyzing Polio
- Clark Klint talks to Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin about their polio vaccines in this comic book story from the PBS programme A Science Odyssey.
- When Polio is Gone, Should We Still Vaccinate?
- Contrasts the problems of ending vaccination with maintaining vaccine stocks.
- familydoctor.org: Polio Vaccine
- Explains what the vaccine is, when children should receive it, and what to do if a child has a reaction to it.
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