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A member asked:
Which polio vaccine did we take in the united states as the sugar cube?
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Vaccine in sugar cub: That was the oral polio vaccine which was administered in sugar cube about 50 years ago.
Answered 3/22/2020
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Sabin vaccine: The oral trivalent polio vaccine is not used anymore in the usa. We now use an enhanced version of jonas salk original vaccine.
Answered 3/26/2013
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