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How old is the polio vaccine?
The polio vaccine is 71 years old.
The polio vaccine was declared safe and effective on April 12, 1955. That's 71 years, 5 months and 15 days.
Church bells rang across the US at the news.
The polio vaccine turns 75 on April 12, 2030.
If you were born before April 12, 1955, you're older than the polio vaccine.
Mind-bender: The polio vaccine is closer in time to the first car patent (1886) than to today.
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