Story of CDC : Immunization and vaccination campaigns

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum.
• Description:
  In the 1960s, CDC and its partners began to fight other vaccine-preventable diseases in addition to polio, such as rubella (German measles), diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The goal was to ensure that people who are medically able to receive vaccines do so. The Vaccination Assistance Act, signed in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, made available funds to ensure all children under the age of five could receive vaccines, regardless of family economic status. Objects like a wallet card shown here were provided by doctors’ offices to help keep track of which vaccinations a patient still needed. Today, an electronic system is used by doctors to keep track of vaccines.
• Content Notes:
  Immunization Campaigns -- Enrichment Modules.
• Subjects:
  CDC--history Health Promotion History, 20th Century Immunization Programs Public Health Sexually Transmitted Diseases/epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases/prevention & Control
• Series:
  Story of CDC
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. Public Health Service. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. Public Health Service.
• Genre:
  Exhibition
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Collection(s):
  David J. Sencer CDC Museum
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9acfa80a887f652d44d5838ba182597ede5b96a6cdd38eb75aa8e24aaf03e6b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/105112/cdc_105112_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 388.85 KB ]