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Sabin's Lifelong Battle Against Polio
A 1931 New York polio crisis spurred Dr. Albert B. Sabin to a lifelong effort to vaccinate worldwide. His oral live-virus vaccine spread protection, aided by Rotary International which pledges 120 million dollars and 62 million immunizations in 25 countries. Sabin received Rotary's highest award for world understanding, vowing to push toward global polio eradication.
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