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   From: lynxer@comcast.net   
      
   On Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:12:06 -0700, george conklin   
    wrote:   
      
   >So how many cases of paralysis from POLIO were prevented?  The only real   
   >reason the oral vaccine was pushed in the USA was that it was developed   
   >by a MD, not a scientist.   
      
   Dr. Sabin was awarded many degrees during his lifetime, including at   
   least one Ph. D.   
      
   Most great medical advances in the past have been made by researchers   
   who hold the M. D. degree. Having the M. D. degree (rather than a Ph.   
   D.) does not make a person any less of a "scientist". Other great   
   breakthroughs include the conquest of malaria (Walter Reed, the   
   discovery of Penicillin (Alexander Fleming), and others, all by people   
   who held the M. D. degree.  The numbers of prime researchers with only   
   the Ph. D. degree has only increased relatively recently, this with a   
   larger number of Government grants going to basic scientists at major   
   universities.   
      
   As to the "number of cases of polio prevented" by the vaccine(s),   
   polio has almost been wiped off the face of the earth, with a few   
   residual cases being reported yearly in places such as India,   
   Bangladesh, and on the African continent.   
      
      
   Best,   
      
   Bob   
      
   Robert A. Fink, M. D., FACS   
   Neurological Surgery   
   Berkeley, California  USA   
      
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   Note:  Nothing in this message should be   
   considered as "medical advice".  Such   
   advice should only be given after direct   
   face-to-face contact between physician   
   and patient.   
      
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