Impact
Jonas Salk had a huge impact on the lives of Americans. Salk was loved and appreciated by everyone. .”He was beloved because his discovery came at a time when the epidemic was at its peak and the people were grateful.” "Dr. Salk gave the world hope for freedom from polio.” Salk became known as a medical legend and hero to millions when he gave summertime back to children. “None before it in the field of medicine ever received such dramatic affirmation, instant public comprehension, and official blessing.” Jonas Salk is known as a medical researcher and also an American Physician that had developed the first effective and safe polio vaccine. In the 1950’s parents feared summertime since it was the season when thousands of children became infected with polio. When Jonas Salk announced in 1995 that the vaccine was safely revolutionized, parents could rest at ease during the summer and not deal with the fear and anxiety of polio. “By the time Salk died, polio had been virtually disappeared from the United States.”
