Scenarios about 'Jonas Salk'
Jonas Salk was an American medical researcher who developed the first successful polio vaccine in the 1950s, effectively ending the polio epidemic that had terrorized societies worldwide. His decision to not patent the vaccine, making it widely available, saved countless lives and established him as a humanitarian hero. In alternate history scenarios, changes to Salk's work could dramatically alter public health outcomes and the development of medical ethics in the 20th century.
What If The Polio Vaccine Was Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the polio vaccine was never discovered, leaving humanity vulnerable to one of history's most feared diseases and dramatically altering global public health.