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Definition of Salk vaccine
: a polio vaccine that contains three serotypes of poliovirus inactivated by treatment with formaldehyde and is administered by intramuscular injection — compare sabin vaccine
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Salk vaccine
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Medical Definition of Salk vaccine
: a polio vaccine that is administered by intramuscular injection and contains the three serotypes of poliovirus inactivated by treatment with formaldehyde — compare sabin vaccine
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The first known use of Salk vaccine was in 1954
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