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This historic image was captured in 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia, during the nation’s Polio Eradication Campaign, and depicted former Epidemic Intelligence Officer (EIS), Donald A. Henderson, MD, MPH, standing outside a mobile polio vaccination unit, interacting with a mother and her three children. Dr. Henderson had handed the oldest child a sugar cube, that had contained a dose of oral polio vaccine, and the boy was eagerly consuming the sweet treat, while his brother looked on. As a member of this mobile team, Dr. Henderson could move from place to place, making these polio vaccinations more accessible to the local families, and their polio-susceptible children.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ George Stenhouse
Creation Date: 1962
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.