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Albert Sabin
Developing the oral polio vaccine used in mass vaccination campaigns.
Attenuated virus · Oral vaccine
- Born
- 26 August 1906
- Birthplace
- Białystok, present-day Poland
- Died
- 3 March 1993
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Albert Sabin
Albert Sabin was a Polish-born American medical researcher whose live-virus vaccine became a major tool against polio.
Early life
Migration
Moved with his family to the United States in 1921.
Medical education
Studied at New York University and graduated in medicine in 1931.
Career
- 1930s
Virus research
Developed his work in infectious diseases.
- 1939 onward
Cincinnati
Conducted research that led towards an oral polio vaccine.
- 1950s–1960s
Trials and use
Large international trials preceded widespread vaccine adoption.
Contributions
Attenuated virus
Developed weakened poliovirus strains for vaccination.
Oral vaccine
Enabled vaccination without an injection.
Mass campaigns
His vaccine became central to many polio-control programmes.
Beyond the lab
International work
Collaborated with researchers across Cold War divisions.
Later leadership
Served as president of the Weizmann Institute.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Original uploader was Bobak at the English Wikipedia. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
