Birthdate: December 5, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Warsaw
Died: April 11, 2013
Hilary Koprowski, a renowned Polish virologist and immunologist, is recognized for creating the first successful live polio vaccine. During his time in the United States, he contributed to over 875 scientific papers and was instrumental in the editorial process of multiple scientific journals. Koprowski received numerous academic awards and national recognitions from different nations. Despite facing false accusations in the media regarding a disputed hypothesis connecting oral polio vaccines to the AIDS pandemic, subsequent evidence vindicated him, resulting in a settlement and apology from Rolling Stone magazine.
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