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The history of medicine in Cleveland, 200 years after the founding of Ohio's first professional medical association
In 1961, Dr. Albert Sabin of Cincinnati developed an oral version of the vaccine that lasted longer with stronger immunity. The Academy of Medicine organized a mass vaccination program (known as ...
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Salk and Sabin
In January, 1955, Albert B. Sabin inoculated 30 volunteers at Ohio's Chillicothe Reformatory, with a weakened strain of live polio virus. Just three months later, Jonas E. Salk announced that he ...
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How a children’s hospital in the Midwest grew into a vaccine research powerhouse
For decades, Cincinnati Children’s has nurtured a reputation for vaccine development and testing, from Albert Sabin’s pioneering polio vaccine to the groundbreaking influenza research of today.
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Salk produces polio vaccine
By 1959, 90 other countries used Salk's vaccine. Another researcher, Albert Sabin, didn't think Salk's killed-virus vaccine was strong enough. He wanted to mimic the real-life infection as much as ...