Oral Vaccine #15
Description
When did the event happen?
1961
Describe what happened.
Dr Albert Salbin created the first oral polio vaccine, and helped to eradicate the disease.
How did this affect the accessibility of the medicine?
It allowed more people to have the vaccine, it was more ethical that the injection, was more accessible (easy to mass produce) and didn't have as many limitations.
Reference.
https://www.sabin.org/legacy-albert-b-sabin