THE THOMAS FRANCIS, JR. MEDAL IN GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH

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This March of Dimes historical vignette outlines the excitement surrounding the announcement.
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Another March of Dimes vignette examines polio’s impact on the nation.
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An excerpt of Prof. Francis from a news conference that followed the announcement. Francis is flanked by Prof. Jonas Salk (to Francis’ right) and Basil O’Connor, a friend and former law partner of President Franklin Roosevelt and a former head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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An excerpt of Prof. Salk’s comments at the announcement.
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A nationwide closed-circuit telecast to physicians about the the field tests. The opening of the program, from a kinescope (film) recording of the TV signal.
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