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Salk vaccine

NOUN
polio vaccine
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While there, he witnessed a polio outbreak in the summer of 1955, the year the Salk vaccine became available.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2022

The Salk vaccine required three injections, plus a booster, which meant multiple trips to the doctor.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2022

He also accused the foundation, the funder and organizer of trials for the Salk vaccine, of having unspecified “cola interests.”

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2021

"Culturally, the Salk vaccine especially, since it eliminated the fear of the most dreaded childhood disease, significantly increased the appreciation of what modern medicine could accomplish," Wilson explained.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2021

With those cells, scientists helped prove the Salk vaccine effective.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot



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