Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dr. Jonas Salk announces results of polio vaccine tests at a University of Michigan press conference
Dr. Jonas Salk, standing at a podium at a press conference at the University of MI, SOT discusses the first phase of field tests and ongoing tests / cutaway audience / SOT head of the polio foundation Dr Basil O'Connor speaks at podium /...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Reporters and others gather at the University of MI to hear the results of polio vaccine trials
WS EXT a two-story building on the campus of the University of MI / MS men enter the building / high angle VS group of journalists and scientists gathered for a press conference / VS journalists scramble for copies of a report being...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's role in the fight against polio
[Shaky footage throughout] VS Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt at desk at the White House / SOT from 1/29/1944 Roosevelt radio speech: "On behalf of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis I with to express heartfelt thanks to all of...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Pres. Dwight Eisenhower launches the 1955 March of Dimes campaign against polio with the help of poster girl Mary Kosloski
Title: "Portrait of Courage - March of Dimes Poster Girl" superimposed over Pres. Dwight Eisenhower and Mary Kosloski, 1955 March of Dimes poster girl / EXT Kosloski, a polio survivor wearing braces and using crutches, arrives at the...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Parents of Dr. Jonas E. Salk developer of anti-polio vaccine, are named Jewish Parents of the Year in New York
Title: "New York - Honors For Parents Of Dr. Salk" superimposed over pose of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (Dora) Salk, parents of Dr. Jonas E. Salk, discoverer of the anti-poliomyelitis vaccine / CU Daniel and Dora Salk / MS ceremony, UNID man...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Dr. Jonas Salk receives Congressional Medal for anti-polio vaccine presented by Health Sec'y Marion Folsom
Title Card: "Dr. Jonas E. Salk - New Honors For Developer Of Polio Vaccine" / WS and CU L to R.: Dr. Jonas Edward Salk, Developer of polio vaccine; Rep. Irwin D. Davidson, D-NY; and Marion B. Folsom, U.S. Secretary of Health, Education...
Curated Video
Polio Virus Spreading In U.K., Found In Sewage Samples
Scientists have found genetically linked samples suggesting the virus has mutated and has been spreading in Britain since February.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Health minister hails polio-free India
India's health minister on Monday hailed the country's success in eradicating new cases of polio as a major milestone CLEAN : Health minister hails polio-free India on January 13, 2014 in New Delhi, India (Footage by AFP/Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
VOICED: Il Palio: a year of preparation for a minute of emotion
VOICED: Il Palio: a year of preparation for a minute of emotion
AFP News Agency
VOICED : Siena prepares for famous horse race
VOICED : Siena prepares for famous horse race
Hearst Metrotone News
School children wait in line to receive the polio vaccine from a doctor.
School children wait in line to receive the polio vaccine from a doctor.
Curated Video
Polio Is Closer To Being Eliminated Completely Than Ever Before
Two of three strains have now been eliminated worldwide.
Curated Video
World Polio Day - fighting the disease in Iraq
With the ongoing conflict in Iraq, the fight to vaccinate millions of children against polio is difficult.
The disease arrived in Iraq from cases in Pakistan spreading via Syria. World Polio Day takes place today - October 24 -...
Bloomberg
Delta Variant Has Outstripped Medical Resources: Johns Hopkins
Aug.25 -- Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Bhakti Hansoti discusses vaccine boosters, increasing death rates from the delta variant, and efforts to get children vaccinated. The Bloomberg School of Public...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : In spite of disability, Salvadoran looks to tourism for better life amidst pandemic
Salvadoran Alisandro Ramos, who walks using crutches after a bout of polio during his childhood left him with limited mobility in his legs, was forced to close his small seafood shop when the Covid-19 pandemic drove away customers in his...
Bloomberg
Dangote Expects Africa to Be Polio-Free by End of Year
Jan.08 -- Aliko Dangote, founder, president and chief executive officer of Dangote Group, talks about the population explosion in Nigeria and his efforts to eradicate polio from Africa. He appears on "The David Rubenstein Show:...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : New York polio case stirs fear, vaccine push
When Brittany Strickland heard that the United States recorded its first polio case in almost a decade, she was terrified -- the 33-year-old wasn't vaccinated against the disabling disease (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Immunisations urged after polio confirmed in Ukraine
CLEAN : Immunisations urged after polio confirmed in Ukraine
AFP News Agency
VOICED: The heroes of India's quest to wipe out polio
VOICED: The heroes of India's quest to wipe out polio
Press Association
Head of the NHS hails 'historic day in the fight against coronavirus'
Staff at the Royal Free Hospital in London prepare for the first day of coronavirus vaccination on December 8. Staff will have 30min appointments and hope to vaccinate around 80 of the most vulnerable. Includes Simon Stevens visit and...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Nigeria recruits churches and mosques to speed up mass vaccinations
Fearing a surge in cases over year-end travel season and wary of the emergence of new variants, Nigeria is recruiting religious leaders, churches, mosques and government offices in a bid to mobilise its mass vaccination campaign (Footage...