polio vaccine

American  

noun

1. a vaccine administered to induce specific active immunity to poliomyelitis.

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Example Sentences

As a historical counterweight, consider Jonas Salk, the inventor of the polio vaccine, who refused to patent it.

From Los Angeles Times

Asked by Edward R. Murrow in 1955 who owned the rights to the polio vaccine, he replied, “The people, I would say. ... There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?”

From Los Angeles Times

One of the greatest successes was the elimination of polio thanks to the polio vaccine.

From Salon

Oral polio vaccine prevents — surprise! — polio.

From Salon

I suspect that none of the parents who volunteered for Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine trial were hoping their children were in the placebo group.

From Los Angeles Times