Cold War tensions and the polio vaccine Cold War tensions and the polio vaccine Polio (Infantile paralysis or poliomyelitis) epidemics were a concern during the summer months for children globally, with records of polio from the Egyptians and Greeks to the 1950s epidemics. In the summer of 1921, this epidemic became notorious when Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the Democratic contender for the vice presidency, was struck down by polio at the age of 39. Two U.S. virologists, Jonas Salk of the University of Pittsburgh and Albert B. Sabin of the University of Cincinnati emerged as the most prominent among dozens of American researchers on the quest for a
Sabin Merino Sabin Merino Sabin Merino Zuloaga (; ; born 4 January 1992), known simply as Sabin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Leganés on loan from Athletic Bilbao mainly as a left winger. Born in Urduliz, Biscay, Basque Country, Sabin graduated from Danok Bat CF's youth setup after spells at Athletic Bilbao's Lezama and American team Javanon FC. In the summer of 2011 he returned to the "Lions", and made his debut as a senior with the farm team in Tercera División. On 21 June 2013, Sabin was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B. On 29