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Exhibit 113

Cancer, Simian Virus 40 (SV40), and Polio Vaccine Fact Sheet (archived)

Exhibit 113 · Agency fact sheet, archived

Cancer, Simian Virus 40 (SV40), and Polio Vaccine Fact Sheet (archived)

it has been estimated that 10 - 30 million Americans could have received an SV40 contaminated dose of vaccine.

A CDC fact sheet on SV40 and polio vaccine described the contamination and estimated that 10–30 million Americans may have received a contaminated dose. The page no longer appears on CDC's site. Copies survive in the University of North Texas end-of-term web archive (2008) and the Internet Archive (2011).

Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Date
2007; archived copies 2008 and 2011
Quoted from
CDC NIP fact sheet 'Simian Virus 40 (SV40), Polio Vaccine, and Cancer', 'What You Should Know', bullet 3 (UNT End of Term capture of 28 Oct 2008)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081028051234/http://www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe/concerns/cancer/sv40-polio-cancer-facts.htm
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Snopes describes the material as moved and updated rather than deleted. The date of removal is unverified.

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Finding MED-7.3
Primary record CDC has estimated that 10 to 30 million Americans may have received polio vaccine contaminated with SV40.