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Sabin's development of the oral vaccine helped replace

  • Antibiotics

  • Blood transfusions

  • The Salk vaccine

  • X-ray machines

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The Salk vaccine, an inactivated poliovirus vaccine, was the first successful polio vaccine. It was developed by Jonas Salk and licensed in 1955. The Sabin vaccine, an oral polio vaccine, was developed by Albert Sabin and licensed in 1961. The Sabin vaccine became the preferred vaccine due to its ease of administration and ability to provide long-term immunity.
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