Summary The images and memories are still familiar to those of a certain age - children in braces or iron lungs; the terrifying fear that washed over America each summer - a fear that out of nowhere a seemingly healthy child would catch polio and be crippled or killed. A fear so great that children were forbidden to play at pools, playgrounds and movie theaters. And, then, a medical miracle occurred, and with it, a medical superstar was made, Dr. Jonas Salk, whose name became synonymous with a vaccine that he initially requested not be named after him. Less widely known are the events that took place from 1949-1955, a six-year period that changed the medical community and the country forever; how a beloved, polio-afflicted President inspired a nation to send their dimes to the unlikely place of the University of Pittsburgh, and how there, an entire community pulled together to conquer the most feared disease of the 20th century. View more details
Directed : Tjardus Greidanus
Written : Tjardus Greidanus
Stars : Jonas Salk Peter Salk Jonathan Salk David Oshinsky
Genres : Drama History Biography Documentary
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
Production companies : Steeltown Entertainment 1905 Productions University of Pittsburgh
Summary The images and memories are still familiar to those of a certain age - children in braces or iron lungs; the terrifying fear that washed over America each summer - a fear that out of nowhere a seemingly healthy child would catch polio and be crippled or killed. A fear so great that children were forbidden to play at pools, playgrounds and movie theaters. And, then, a medical miracle occurred, and with it, a medical superstar was made, Dr. Jonas Salk, whose name became synonymous with a vaccine that he initially requested not be named after him. Less widely known are the events that took place from 1949-1955, a six-year period that changed the medical community and the country forever; how a beloved, polio-afflicted President inspired a nation to send their dimes to the unlikely place of the University of Pittsburgh, and how there, an entire community pulled together to conquer the most feared disease of the 20th century. View more details
Genres : Drama History Biography Documentary
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : United States
Official sites : Official site Official site
Language : English
Filming locations : La Jolla, San Diego, California, USA
Production companies : Steeltown Entertainment 1905 Productions University of Pittsburgh
