Sabin vaccine

noun

1. an orally administered vaccine of live viruses for immunization against poliomyelitis.

Sabin vaccine

/ ˈseɪbɪn /

noun

1. a vaccine taken orally to immunize against poliomyelitis, developed by Albert Bruce Sabin (1906–93) in 1955

Sabin vaccine

1. An oral vaccine developed by the twentieth-century American scientist and physician Albert B. Sabin that induces immunity to poliomyelitis .

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sabin vaccine¹

Named after A. B. Sabin

Example Sentences

Starting with the same type 2 Sabin vaccine virus, they tweaked its genome in several places to make it less likely to revert.

From Science Magazine

If approved, the single-dose Sabin vaccine would most likely be the first in line for trial.

From New York Times

The Sabin vaccine was created in the 1940s and ’50s by passaging the virus through animal cells until scientists found a suitably weakened form.

From Science Magazine

When the Salk vaccine became available in 1955 — and again in the 1960s when it was replaced by the Sabin vaccine — Americans lined up in droves to receive it.

From New York Times

In time, the Sabin vaccine became the predominant form of polio immunization, and the Salk vaccine was largely abandoned.

From Washington Post