National Museum of American History | Racing for Vaccines | Pandemic Perspectives @SmithsonianAmHistory | Uploaded January 2021 | Updated October 2024, 19 hours ago.
It took nearly 100 years from the first vaccine in 1796 against smallpox to a second vaccine, against rabies, in 1885. By contrast, the past 100 years have seen the development of new vaccines to prevent over 20 diseases. Yet, even with major investments, vaccines often take many years to develop and test. Panelists will discuss vaccine invention, testing, marketing, and distribution from historical perspective and will comment on developments since COVID-19 was first identified in late 2020.
For more information about the Pandemic Perspectives colloquium visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pandemic-perspectives
For more on COVID19 collecting visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/press/releases/statement-national-museum-american-history-implements-collecting-strategy-response
For more on Medical collections visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/antibody-initiative
It took nearly 100 years from the first vaccine in 1796 against smallpox to a second vaccine, against rabies, in 1885. By contrast, the past 100 years have seen the development of new vaccines to prevent over 20 diseases. Yet, even with major investments, vaccines often take many years to develop and test. Panelists will discuss vaccine invention, testing, marketing, and distribution from historical perspective and will comment on developments since COVID-19 was first identified in late 2020.
For more information about the Pandemic Perspectives colloquium visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/pandemic-perspectives
For more on COVID19 collecting visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/press/releases/statement-national-museum-american-history-implements-collecting-strategy-response
For more on Medical collections visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/object-groups/antibody-initiative
