Dr. Albert Sabin, of Cincinnati, who developed live polio vaccine, arrived here last night to advise Israeli health authorities on its use. The first experiments with live vaccine in Israel have been conducted successfully in two collective settlements, the Ministry of Health revealed today.
However, officials of the Ministry indicated that Israel does not intend substituting the live vaccine for Sal’s shots as long as information on the live vaccine is not coordinated by the World Health Organization.
In the experiments conducted in two Israeli kibbutzim, half of the children were given live vaccine and half were given pure water. None suffered any after-effects, but germs from the inoculated children spread and actually immunized children and adults who were not inoculated.
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