



One of two packets of dried smallpox vaccine, each containing one ampoule of 25 doses, by the Lister Institute, Elstree, England, 1979
Made by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, the dried smallpox vaccine needs to be mixed with a liquid before use.
The vaccine is dated 1979.On 9 December that year a group of eminent scientists certified the successful global eradication of smallpox.
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Details
- Category:
- Public Health & Hygiene
- Object Number:
- 1986-1658 Pt1
- Materials:
- cardboard, glass and paper (fibre product)
- type:
- vaccines
- credit:
- Intercare (Leicester)
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