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World Polio Day - October 24
October 28 , 2022
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- World Polio Day was established in 1985 by Rotary International to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk.
- He was the lead medical researcher of the team that developed a vaccine against polio.
- He developed the inactivated poliovirus vaccine, which first came into use in 1955.
- This was further developed as the oral polio vaccine by Albert Sabin, which came into use in 1961.
- Theme of World Polio Day is “World Polio Day 2022 and Beyond: A healthier future for mothers and children”.
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