Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on April 12, 1955, as the Salk polio vaccine was declared effective and safe for Americans. A ...

Somewhere along the way, we forgot how to celebrate vaccines,” writes public health communications consultant Adam Zimmerman.

The St. Cecilia’s Choir of Saints Peter & Paul Church, Avoca, gathered for this photo in 1924. The church is noting its centennial. Question: What local physician gave the first injections of the Salk ...

Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that invades the nervous system and can trigger total paralysis in a matter of hours. It mainly targets children under age 5, and at one time disabled and ...

In “When Salvation Rode the Rails” (op-ed, April 2), Bob Greene uses a polio patient’s harrowing cross-country train ride with a malfunctioning chest respirator to pay tribute to those who stepped ...

Polio caused panic nationwide midway through the 20th century, with outbreaks crippling or paralyzing an average of 35,000 people in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 12, 1955, researchers announced the first polio vaccine, which was instantly approved. Before vaccines were available, ...

Poliomyelitis has been around since ancient times. There is still no cure for the disease. But at the peak of its devastation in the United States, Jonas Salk introduced a way to prevent it. This ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 12, 2025. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by ...