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What major award did Albert Sabin receive in 1971?

  • Nobel Prize

  • Medal of Freedom

  • National Medal of Science

  • Pulitzer Prize

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The National Medal of Science, the United States of America's highest scientific honor, was bestowed upon Albert Sabin in 1971 in recognition of his pioneering contributions to the development of the oral polio vaccine, a groundbreaking medical advancement that significantly reduced the incidence of paralytic poliomyelitis and transformed global public health.
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