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1954

Jonas Salk tests polio vaccine on himself and family

Salk uses personal exposure to signal confidence in the vaccine before its wider rollout.

Canonical milestonePittsburgh, United States1 timeline

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TimelineHistory of Self-Experimentation in Science

Position 14

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 95%

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sciencemedicinevaccines