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Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.
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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081616
South African History Online (2012) 'Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081616 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081616, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081616. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Dr Jonas Salk develops a vaccine against polio. With the help of this vaccine, polio was obliterated from SA.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081616.
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