Albert Sabin: The man who created the oral polio vaccine
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In one of our earlier articles, we discussed Jonas Salk and his polio vaccine. The vaccine developed by Jonas Salk contained a dead virus, which was injected into the human body using a needle. Albert Sabin, an American physician and microbiologist, came up with the second type of polio vaccine, known as the oral polio vaccine (OPV), or the Sabin vaccine, which is given orally. Like many scientists of that time, Sabin believed that only a live virus could guarantee immunity for a greater period.
Albert Sabin: The man who created the oral polio vaccine
Albert Sabin: The man who created the oral…
Albert Sabin: The man who created the oral polio vaccine
In one of our earlier articles, we discussed Jonas Salk and his polio vaccine. The vaccine developed by Jonas Salk contained a dead virus, which was injected into the human body using a needle. Albert Sabin, an American physician and microbiologist, came up with the second type of polio vaccine, known as the oral polio vaccine (OPV), or the Sabin vaccine, which is given orally. Like many scientists of that time, Sabin believed that only a live virus could guarantee immunity for a greater period.