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Polio Pill Approved for All Three Types by Lederle
The government approved a new short-cut oral polio vaccine designed to provide immunity against all three polio types after the first feeding, with complete protection after a second dose eight weeks later. Lederle Laboratories received the license, crediting Sabin and Dr. Herald R. Cox for the joint effort. tests began in 1960 in Miami and a later trial in Tampa.
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Washington
Lederle Laboratories
U.S
Surgeon General
Lederle
Albert Sabin
University of Cincinnati
Sabin
Dr. Herald
R. Cox
American Cyanamid Co
Pearl River
N.Y
Miami