Polio Vaccines
The first polio vaccines were licensed in the 1950s and ’60s by Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin and have helped us get close to eradicating polio.
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Are Mutant Strains of Polio Vaccine Now Causing More Paralysis Than Wild Polio?
Wild polio is once again causing more paralysis than mutant strains of polio vaccine.
Eradicated Diseases
Vaccines work well and have helped control, eliminate, and in the case of smallpox, eradicate diseases.
Why Do We Still Vaccinate If Polio Has Been Eliminated?
We can’t stop vaccinating against polio until it has been eradicated.