AdvertisementFrom Polio To The COVID Vaccine, Dr. Peter Salk Sees Great ProgressDecember 26, 2020Greg MyrefacebookEmailDr. Jonas E. Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine, reads with his wife and three boys in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 11, 1955. The boys were among the first vaccinated during testing. The family was photographed the night before an announcement the vaccine was effective. Pictured from left are Jonathan, 5; Donna Salk; Peter, 11; Salk; and Darrell, 8. (AP)