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Hilary Koprowski

Polish-born virologist
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  • Polio vaccine
    polio vaccine
    / Historical developments

    …successfully tested by Polish-born virologist Hilary Koprowski in the early 1950s. Though Koprowski was heavily criticized for his boldness in testing the vaccine in human subjects, potentially placing them at risk for paralysis and other neurological side effects, his research opened the way for the Sabin vaccine.

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    …successfully tested by Polish-born virologist Hilary Koprowski in the early 1950s. Though Koprowski was heavily criticized for his boldness in testing the vaccine in human subjects, potentially placing them at risk for paralysis and other neurological side effects, his research opened the way for the Sabin vaccine.

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