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Pioneering research at the University of Pittsburgh's Virus Research Laboratory from 1948 to 1955 produced the world's first polio vaccine. Led by Dr. Jonas Salk, researchers' innovations resulted in a breakthrough announced on April 12, 1955. Subsequent inoculations of school children virtually eradicated polio in the United States by 1962.
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