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The development of them (drama!). Koprowski’s live attenuated vaccine vs. Salk’s dead-virus injectable vaccine. How Koprowski’s vaccine was made (wild science). Experimenting on disabled or prison poluations (not cool). Roosevelt and the March of Dimes. The Koprowski/Sabin sugar cube vaccine. Legacy of Jonas Salk. Some real polio stories I cultivated from folks on FB. 17Continue reading "Polio Part 2. Vaccines. Ep. 19"

The development of them (drama!). Koprowski’s live attenuated vaccine vs. Salk’s dead-virus injectable vaccine. How Koprowski’s vaccine was made (wild science). Experimenting on disabled or prison poluations (not cool). Roosevelt and the March of Dimes. The Koprowski/Sabin sugar cube vaccine. Legacy of Jonas Salk. Some real polio stories I cultivated from folks on FB. 17 min

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