💉 On this day in 1954, the Salk polio vaccine trials began at Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, Virginia. Throughout the trials, around 600,000 children became “Polio Pioneers” when they were injected with either the new vaccine or a placebo. They each received a metal pin and a certificate. Learn more ➡️ A Shot to Save the World airs tonight at 11PM. 🕚 http://bit.ly/AShot | Smithsonian Channel
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