Dragaera

advances in tech.

Tue Jan 14 17:10:08 PST 2003

>Hi, my "understanding" was that Salk used killed viruses while Sabin used
>live viruses, that Salk was first, and that both vaccines are of use for
>different purposes (protecting individuals or populations).  Also that
>Enders, the guy really responsible for the vaccine (by growing polio in a
>tube) didn't get any popular recognition.
>


upps got it backwards---but the point is still valid

jaa
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