For the Love of Kids

For the Love of Kids Some people do things for money. But Jonas Salk did things for people. Mr. Salk was born into a poor family. But he studied hard and became a scientist. At that time, a terrible childhood disease was killing many kids. It was making others very sick and unable to walk. It was called polio. It scared people everywhere. They wanted someone to find a way to protect children from this disease. But that was not easy. Nevertheless, Jonas Salk worked hard. In 1952, he discovered a vaccination that worked.

Soon, polio began to disappear. The world was very happy. They honoured the great scientist. Mr. Salk could have made a lot of money from his discovery. But he decided that he did not want to do that. He gave away his discovery for free. When a writer asked him why, he said, " I want as many kids as possible to get this vaccination. That alone will make me happy. "