Who owns the patent on this vaccine?' 'Well, the people, I … - Jonas Salk

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Who owns the patent on this vaccine?'
'Well, the people, I would say. There is not patent. Could you patent the sun?

Jonas Salk

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Jonas Salk (October 28 1914 – June 23 1995) was a medical researcher and author, the inventor of the Salk vaccine against Polio, and the founder of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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Alternative Names: Jonas Edward Salk

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As a child I was not interested in science. I was merely interested in things human, the human side of nature, if you like, and I continue to be interested in that. That's what motivates me.

Reply when questioned on the safety of the polio vaccine he developed:

It is safe, and you can't get safer than safe.

Edward R. Murrow: Who owns the patent on this vaccine? Jonas Salk: Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?

Who owns the patent on this vaccine?' 'Well, the people, I would say. There is not patent. Could you patent the sun? - Jonas Salk

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