Instructional Video11:27
SciShow

Why Haven't We Eradicated Polio?

12th - Higher Ed
If we’ve had vaccines for the polio virus for almost 70 years, why haven’t we been able to fully eradicate it from the globe? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him)
Instructional Video3:16
Curated Video

Eradication of Polio

6th - 12th
Vaccines mean that there are now very few new polio cases, but in the early 1900s this wasn't the case. Learn how two scientists, Salk and Sabin, virtually wiped out this potentially deadly disease. Biology - Healthy Living - Polio is a...
Instructional Video8:34
Wonderscape

Battling Viruses: The Body's Defense and Vaccine Power

K - 5th
Delve into the body's immune response against viral infections and the vital role of vaccines in disease prevention. Understand how symptoms like fever and coughing signal the immune system's battle against viruses, and explore the...
Instructional Video2:25
Curated Video

Henrietta Lacks' Revolutionary HeLa Cells

9th - Higher Ed
The astonishing story of Henrietta Lacks' immortal cells, taken without consent, revolutionized medical research but also exposed ethical dilemmas, leading to crucial changes in consent laws to protect patients' rights in the scientific...
Instructional Video11:43
Mazz Media

All About Vaccines

6th - 8th
This dynamic, live-action video will inform students about the vaccines. The program begins with an explanation of the human immune system and how it defends the body from pathogens that cause disease. Viewers will learn the difference...
Instructional Video12:16
Weird History

What Happened After The Polio Vaccine Was Invented?

12th - Higher Ed
As a disease that afflicted thousands of children, adolescents, and adults each year, polio was devastating and incurable. Polio led to paralysis and, in many cases, death. With no cure available, vaccination was the only real hope.
News Clip1:09
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

At the White House in Washington, DC, President Dwight Eisenhower honors Dr. Jonas Salk for his development of anti-polio vaccine

Higher Ed
Title "Nation honors Dr Salk, receives citation from President" superimposed over Pres. Dwight Eisenhower handing citation to Dr. Jonas Salk / Eisenhower coming down steps with Secretary of Heath, Education and Welfare Oveta Culp Hobby,...
News Clip1:40
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

A look at the science behind Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine

Higher Ed
Title card: "Paramount News Presents A Public Service Report" / title card: "Salk Polio Vaccine" superimposed over a doctor administering a vaccine to a young girl, then ZI to ECU a bottle of the vaccine / ECU a pile of dimes / VS male...
News Clip0:54
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Dr. Jonas Salk announces results of polio vaccine tests at a University of Michigan press conference

Higher Ed
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 /...
News Clip1:01
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

New polio vaccine approved and distributed in US

Higher Ed
VS Oveta Culp Hobby, US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare signs approval for licensing, manufacturing, and distribution of Dr. Jonas Salk's polio vaccine; Surgeon General Dr. Leonard A. Scheele looks on; a view of her signature...
News Clip0:51
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Reporters and others gather at the University of MI to hear the results of polio vaccine trials

Higher Ed
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...
News Clip0:49
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

Higher Ed
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...
News Clip0:35
Sherman Grinberg Film Library

Dr. Jonas Salk receives Congressional Medal for anti-polio vaccine presented by Health Sec'y Marion Folsom

Higher Ed
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...
News Clip0:04
Hearst Metrotone News

A doctor prepares a dosage of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine.

Higher Ed
A doctor prepares a dosage of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine.
News Clip0:11
Hearst Metrotone News

Dr. Jonas Salk talks to a coworker in the University of Pittsburgh Virus Research Laboratory.

Higher Ed
Dr. Jonas Salk talks to a coworker in the University of Pittsburgh Virus Research Laboratory.
Instructional Video
Other

Women's International Center: Dr. Jonas Salk

9th - 10th
A brief biography of Jonas Salk from the Women's International Center. Includes video and commentary on Salk's unique contribution toward women and women's rights.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Salk Polio Vaccine Conquered Terrifying Disease

9th - 10th
NPR celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the first polio vaccine by providing a timeline that begins in 1800 with an outbreak of infantile paralysis, photos, facts, and personal interviews.