The Role of the CDC in the Polio Vaccine
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the role of the Centers for Disease Control during the distribution of the polio vaccine.
Description
University of California at Berkeley historian of medicine Elena Conis talked about the role of the Centers for Disease Control during the distribution of the polio vaccine.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe how drug manufacturers were used to mass produce Jonah Salk’s polio vaccine.
- What problems occurred initially with the mass production of the polio vaccine?
- How did the Surgeon General and the CDC address the problems with the vaccine?
- How did their actions during the distribution of the polio vaccine change the role of the CDC?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
- Epidemiologist
- Inactivated Virus
- Jonah Salk
- Surgeon General
- The Cutter Incident