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Babies and Breadwinners - A Documentation of the 1961 Polio Vaccination Campaign

Produced by the Communicable Disease Center of the U.S. Public Health Service, this film documents the effort to immunize every citizen livi… read more

Produced by the Communicable Disease Center of the U.S. Public Health Service, this film documents the effort to immunize every citizen living in Columbus, Georgia. In 1961 the polio vaccine had been in existence for more than six years, but many at-risk members of this Georgia population had not yet been immunized. The community-wide effort is detailed from planning and surveys to vaccination shots. close

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Babies and Breadwinners - A Documentation of the 1961 Polio Vaccination Campaign

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Program ID:
506892-1
Category:
Vignette
Format:
Vignette
Location:
Columbus, Georgia, United States
First Aired:
Dec 05, 2020 | 10:25pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Apr 07, 2021 | 5:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Dec 05, 2020 | 10:25pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 06, 2020 | 4:25pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 07, 2020 | 2:26am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 10, 2020 | 8:32pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 11, 2020 | 1:11am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 11, 2020 | 5:49am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 11, 2020 | 8:27am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 11, 2020 | 12:56pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 11, 2020 | 5:38pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 12, 2020 | 10:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 07, 2021 | 1:03am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 07, 2021 | 6:32am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 07, 2021 | 12:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 07, 2021 | 5:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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