Africa: Tracking a Poliovirus May 19, 2009
The disease can be prevented by orally giving children aged under five a live weakened Sabin polio vaccine, named after Albert Sabin the scientist who developed the vaccine, or by a trained health worker injecting the inactivated Salk polio vaccine. Uncovering the route along which a virus spreads is critical. (allAfrica.com)
Commentary: Heroes in lab coats May 4, 2009
Greene says Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin gained fame for their work on polio ... In separate American laboratories, two men working separately -- Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Albert Sabin -- were determined to defeat the virus, to end the heartbreak ... Jonas Salk died in 1995 at the age of 80; Albert Sabin died in 1993 at the age of 86. (CNN -- Law)
Polio Victim's 30-Year Crusade Garners $22.5 Million Award Apr 2, 2009
However, litigation continues with regard to the risks posed by the oral vaccine developed by Dr. Albert Sabin, which was long the drug of choice in the campaign against the disease. Filed in 1981, Tenuto v. Lederle Laboratories is the oldest ongoing non-guardianship case in New York City, according to the Office of Court Administration. (Law.com)
The Almanac -- weekly Feb 24, 2009
In 1993, Dr. Albert Sabin, the medical pioneer who helped conquer polio, died at his home of heart failure at age 86. In 1995, the last U.N. peacekeepers left Somalia. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Deadline: 2012; Rotary Sets New Goal to Eradicate Polio From the World Feb 18, 2009
" By 1916, a polio epidemic in New York heightened concern of polio and accelerated research into how the disease is spread. In 1931, Sir Macfarlane Burnet and Dame Jean MacNamara identified several types of poliovirus, known as types 1, 2 and 3. Dr. Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine against polio, an injectable inactivated (killed) polio vaccine (IPV), in 1954. That was followed by an oral vaccine against polio (OPV) developed by Dr. Albert Sabin in 1961, which became the vaccine of choice... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
the vaccine that could save millions Oct 22, 2007
As Albert Sabin, who developed the old polio vaccine, said, a vaccine that sits on the shelf is useless. Science is not always a right-limiting factor and we must ensure that this malaria vaccine can be paid for and made available to millions of children. (Times Online)
Mutating vaccine causes polio outbreak in Nigeria Oct 13, 2007
This vaccine, invented by Albert Sabin, is easier to give, offers much stronger protection and can beneficially "infect" other family members or neighbors, protecting them too. But in rare cases, it can mutate into something resembling wild polio virus, which can paralyze or kill. (International Herald Tribune)
Fabulous Famous Feuds Jan 22, 2007
Consider the nasty, very public feud involving Dr. Jonas Salk, the man who developed the polio shot, and who ended up feuding with another doctorm Albert Sabin, who came up with another form of vaccine. "Sabin said early on that what Salk had done could be done in a kitchen, anybody could do that. Sabin accused Salk's vaccine of causing polio. Salk accused Sabin's of causing polio," he said. (CBS News)
