Patent #13
Description
When did the event happen?
1961
Describe what happened.
the man who discovered polio vaccine decided not to patent the drug.
How did this affect the accessibility of the medicine?
this made it a lot more accessable making it much easier to eradicate polio
Reference.
Palmer, B., 2021. Why Jonas Salk Didn’t Patent His Polio Vaccine. [online] Slate Magazine. Available at: <https://slate.com/technology/2014/04/the-real-reasons-jonas-salk-didnt-patent-the-polio-vaccine.html> [Accessed 23 November 2021].