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On this day in 1953, Dr. Jonas E. Salk announced that a vaccine had been successfully tested for the treatment of polio. Here is a British Movietone report showing Salk with his family as well as a clinic treating polio victims. The recent discoveries of Dr. Jonas E. Salk in America have brought renewed hope to countless victims of Poliomyelitis. GV of the hospital. CU of Salk. CU of Salk with his wife and 3 sons. St. Mary's Hospital, Carshalton. GVs of children in bed. Walking on crutches. GV of beds outside. Boy walking towards camera on crutches. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for historical accuracy and do not represent the opinions or editorial policies of the Associated Press. You can license this story for commercial use through AP Archive - story number is BM63313 #Polio #Salk #Vaccine #poliomyelitis Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter:
