What the Polio Case in New York Tells Us About the End of Polio - Medscape

The Rockland County case isn't expected to cause a major outbreak, but it shows how even this rare disease can pop up in undervaccinated communities.

No one studying polio knew more than Albert Sabin, the Polish-American scientist whose vaccine against the crippling disease has been used worldwide since 1959. Sabin's oral vaccine provides lifelong… [+5893 chars]

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