A Special Report On Polio, United States Department Of Health (1955 Original Black & White Film)

This black and white film from 1955 features United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Oveta Culp Hobby and Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele addressing the nation via television and radio. They provide an important update on the Salk polio vaccine following the withdrawal of vaccine from Cutter Laboratories due to some cases of polio in vaccinated children. They present key findings from the Public Health Service's extensive testing and emphasize their confidence in the vaccine's safety and effectiveness, ahead of the final report release on June 8, 1955.

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Hobby, O. C., Scheele, L. A., United States Department Of Health, E., Cbs Television Network, B., Du Mont Television Network, B. & Nbc Television Network, B. (1955) A Special Report on Polio. United States: CBS Television Network: DuMont Television Network: NBC Television Network, -06-07. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2023600419