Sabin Vaccine in Poliomyelitis Eradication: Achievements and Risks

Poliomyelitis eradication using the oral polio vaccine (OPV), also known as the Sabin vaccine, has been a major medical achievement led by the World Health Organization (WHO) and various countries. The OPV has been administered over 10 billion times to three billion children and has prevented over 1...

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Main Authors: Omar A. Nafi, Bashar Ramadan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/sabin-vaccine-in-poliomyelitis-eradication-achievements-and-risks/