The year was 1953 and a polio vaccine was in the works but not ready -- Dr. Jonas Salk announced his vaccine in 1955, and by 1957 people were getting their shots. One significant thing about this blurb from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis is how it is written like WW2 American propaganda from almost a decade earlier: the quest for 'victory', the V-for-victory hand sign, and the details of where we are and what YOU can do to do your part in the fight.















