Okay true, but not in nearly the numbers they used to. In addition, there are many other diseases that have also been severely curtailed because of vaccines—which were borne of this idea, if not from this man specifically. Smallpox *has* been eradicated, to the point where almost no one even gets the vaccine anymore. Either way, the guest has certainly benefited from Dr. Salk's discovery, via herd immunity if nothing else.
Comments