Albert Bruce Sabin

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Albert B. Sabin (right) in 1985

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American physician and microbiologist

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How did the polio vaccine change the world?

How did the polio vaccine change the world?

Learn how the polio vaccine, whose original formulation was announced by Jonas Salk...

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Albert B. Sabin (right) in 1985

Albert B. Sabin (right) in 1985

The developer of an oral polio vaccine, Albert B. Sabin (right), shown with fellow...

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