Julius Youngner

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How A Pittsburgh-Made Polio Vaccine Helped Beat A Disease That Terrified A Nation

Margaret J. Krauss

When Dr. Julius Youngner moved to Pittsburgh in 1949, he thought he’d be in the city for two years. Though a commissioned officer in the Public Health…