The Development and Distribution of the Polio Vaccine in the 1950s
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the development and distribution of the polio vaccine in the 1950s. She also discussed lessons that can be learned from this process today.
Description
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the development and distribution of the polio vaccine in the 1950s. She also discussed lessons that can be learned from this process today.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Who developed the polio vaccine? Why was the development of the polio vaccine significant?
- Describe the planning that took place before the polio vaccine was developed.
- What concerns and problems occurred during the distribution of the polio vaccine?
- How did the federal government step in to address these problems?
- What lessons can be learned from the rollout of the polio vaccine in the 1950s?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Equitably
- Immune Response
- Jonah Salk
- Market Use
- Paralysis
- Shareholder
- Vaccine