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What did Jonas Salk have to do with polio?
Jonas Salk discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In 1956, Jonas Salk was awarded the Lasker Award.
What did people have to live with before Jonas Salk?
Before Jonas Salk, people just had to live with polio.

Question: Did he make a discovery?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Jonas Salk make a discovery?