Salk Poliomyelitis Vaccine Telecast - First Injection | The Lillian & Clarence de la Chapelle Medical Archives

Identifier

nyuhsl/9ghx3gq1

Collection

Historic Images

Linked Agent

rps: New York University. School of Medicine

Resource Type

Still Image

Genre

photographs

Description

First injection of the Salk Vaccine, following NIH approval and licensing, at the telecast of the poliomyelitis vaccine. Salk is administering the injection to a young boy. Dr. Hart Edgar Van Riper, Medical Director of the National Foundation on Infantile Paralysis, observes. Gift of Mrs. Emerick

Physical Form

B&W print

Extent

8x10

Subject

Live television programs

Poliomyelitis vaccine

Geographic Subject

United States of America

New York City

Rights

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