Smallpox vaccine
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
COVID-19 and public health stamp collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 456
Abstract
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries issued special stamps. These stamps served to signal the government's commitment to fighting the virus, to highlight the work of scientists working on a vaccine, and to honor healthcare and other essential workers.
This small collection contains COVID-19 stamps from around the world, collected between March and April 2022.
Dates:
1978-2021; Majority of material found within 2020
Syphilis not caused by vaccination
Collection
Identifier: MSS 480
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a three-page statement from the Surgeons General of the United States Army, Navy, and U.S. Public Health Serivce which declares that syphilis cannot be contracted from calf lymph smallpox vaccination. The statement goes on to list the number of vaccinated individuals and explains safety measures, including that the quality of vaccines is prescribed by the Pure Food and Drugs Law and that sales are controlled by regulations drawn up by a board composed of the...
Dates:
1927 February 15
