Polio Campaign, 1963
Title
Polio Campaign, 1963
Description
In 1961, oral polio vaccine (OPV) was invented by Dr Albert Sabin and introduced in the US. Sabin’s strategy was to give trivalent OPV to all children under five (two doses spaced 4-6 weeks apart). From 1963, the US was using OPV in mass polio campaigns and by 1979 transmission was stopped.
Creator
CDC/ Mary Hilpertshauser
Date
1963
Source
https://media.historyofvaccines.org/images/000340_540.jpg
Relation
Link: Wikipedia
Rights
Source: Kul Gautam. (n.d.). A History of Global Polio Eradication. Unicef. Retrieved Oct 15, 2012, from http://www.unicef.org/immunization/files/the_history_of_polio.pdf
Publisher
CDC
Contributor
CDC/ Mary Hilpertshauser
Format
Medium: Poster
Language
English
Type
Campaign
Identifier
OPV, Polio, Health, Public Health, Albert Sabin, Campaign
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
CDC/ Mary Hilpertshauser, Polio Campaign, 1963, CDC, 1963
Cite As
CDC/ Mary Hilpertshauser, “Polio Campaign, 1963,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed April 19, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/220.