A drop of polio vaccine falling from a pipette on to a sugar lump; advertising oral polio vaccine. Colour lithograph, 1963.

Date:
[1963?]
Reference:
2155762i
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Description

Oral polio vaccine was developed by Albert Sabin and others and introduced on large scale in 1962-1963

Publication/Creation

[Delaware County, Pennsylvania] : Delaware County Medical Society, [1963?]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 56 x 35.3 cm

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Lettering

Victory over polio. Your doctor says ... take oral polio vaccine. Sunday Dec. 8 type 2 vaccine. Your last chance Sunday, Dec. 15. Sponsored by Delaware County Medical Society.

Notes

8 and 15 December fell on a Sunday in 1963, which may therefore be the date of this poster

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2155762i

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