NHD 2009: Jonas Salk: The Man Who Saved the Children

[14lanicup]

Rest in peace Dr Salk you were a great man

[wilm210]

@Liquidsoftpc

I agree that he does but I don't think he really cared himself. Mr. Salk was a very humble man and he resented all fame and attention he recieved from the world over his great discovery. Mr. Salk wished for the return of his anonymity and get back to his private research but all that attention made it impossible. Mr. Salk was a true champion to humanity, he never sought to gain anything from his accomplishment other than to help mankind.

[liquidsoftpc]

THIS GUY DESERVES A NOBLE PEACE PRICE.. I mean WTF those BASTARD SCIENTISTS prevented this guy from receiving any major awards....

SELFISH EGOISTIC PEOPLE.. makes me puke..

[KatrachoT]

You heard that? "He refused to patent the vaccine" look for that now, everything is patented, even flavors.

[BrandonHortman]

=D!!!!!!!

[Trashcanman333]

We don't actually use his Vaccine anymore, the U.S. uses Albert Sabin he was working on a cure at the same as Salk and his vaccine is better than Salks but it took him a few mores years to finish it.

[Mcommander23]

@Trashcanman333 Sabin needed Salk's vaccine to create his own. Salk's vaccine is much less effective at preventing the spread of polio. Sabin was determined to eliminate the gestation o f the polio virus in inoculated individuals, thereby eliminating the possibility that it could be transmitted. Salk is heralded as such a hero because he was a brilliant man, who spent years of his life grinding up monkey kidneys in a blender, he could have been rich many times over but relinquished patent rights

[xxdiogenescynicxx]

He was a good man. Salk refused to patent the vaccine because he thought it should be for everyone.

[marumito]

Fuck you Saben! you suck! Dr. Salk Kicked you Ass! EGOMANIAC!!!

[mkatz2395]

thank you Jews :)

[samd6363]

Awesome!!! Thank you for creating this informative, interesting and educative biography and sharing it. Regardless of your intentions for its creation we believe it is an outstanding documentary and enjoyed it tremendously.

Hats off to the authors, directors and producers.

[DrHooligan312]

one of the most UNSELFISH men to walk the earth.

[GiantTalkingPencil]

Good documentary. :) I'm doing Jonas Salk for a year long project for school and this really broke him down and was a decent source of information for the basics on him. Oh yeah! And I went to Washington D.C. for nationals too in 2009! Except I did Gloria Steinem...

[FransisR]

Thank you very much Jonas Salk!

[FransisR]

So sad he never won a medical noble though he saved millions of kids globally and he did not even patent his invention.

[hellgurl71]

@FransisR and he never asked for those thing ether nor made people pay, he gave 2,500 children free shots and not one died of infection or got polo ever again

[w17h0u754n17y]

this made me tear up. Jonas Salk was an incredible man.

"I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more."

[SHYBONER]

R.I.P Dr. Salk.... God bless

[harsharamesha]

awesome documentary. May i know how you did at Nationals? I am planning to do an NHD documentary next year, and this really inspired me.

[youtubalisation]

His sole focus had been to develop a safe and effective vaccine as rapidly as possible, with no interest in personal profit. When he was asked in a televised interview who owned the patent to the vaccine, Salk replied: "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"

[DantendoDS]

I am also doing a jonas salk project and this was a great start to quickly understanding the situation. It makes looking through my given sources easier to understand.

[katoline94]

im also doing a project on jonas salk, and this was very informative. i was wondering if you have any sources you could recommend to me because i am looking for more

[ashleyfan12345]

thank you SO much for posting!! ;D

im doing a project for jonas salk (:

[RWRidley]

Kudos! Well done!