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Vaccinating against polio

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August 28, 2021

For centuries, polio was a disease feared around the world. The first polio vaccine suf-fered a dramatic setback when a tainted batch infected thousands of children with live virus. An oral polio vaccine soon gained wide acceptance, and today most places are polio-free.

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