Posts Tagged: polio vaccine
Israeli Military to Offer Polio Vaccination to Soldiers in Gaza
Israel's military said on Sunday it will start offering the polio vaccine to soldiers serving in the Gaza Strip after remnants of the contagious polio...
Jonas Salk and Antisemitism
When President Dwight Eisenhower invited Jonas Salk -- who discovered the polio vaccine -- to the White House, the president reportedly choked back tears of...
Jewish Polio Vaccine Inventor Jonas Salk Gets Google Doodle for 100th Birthday
JNS.org - The late Jewish American researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine, was honored Oct. 28 with a "Google Doodle" for what...
Polio Discovered in Israeli Sewage System, Triggers Debate on Vaccination
JNS.org - As Israeli children begin their school year this week, one particular requirement for students is taking on a somewhat sudden and newfound...
Israel Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign
JPost - The Health Ministry on Monday launched a monthlong "Two Drop" campaign of attenuated oral polio vaccine (OPV) for children from age four...
