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Jonas Salk

A vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. Credit: Department of Defense/Lisa Ferdinando.
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Rabbis and Jewish ethicists hail vaccine for COVID-19, encourage its use
There’s no higher value in Judaism than protecting life itself, they say. Yet more than one poll has reported conflicting views about the public agreeing to get the vaccine, both in America and Israel.
Dec. 17, 2020
Heather Robinson
Dr. Jonas Salk with Percival (Val) Bazeley, one of the polio team's senior scientists circa 1954/1955. Credit: University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs.
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As race for coronavirus vaccine intensifies, Americans think back to Salk
Peter Salk, son of Dr. Jonas Salk and an infectious-disease expert, believes his father’s legacy can guide modern medicine as it pertains to COVID-19.
Aug. 18, 2020
Heather Robinson