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Wellbee was an American cartoon character and public health mascot that first appeared in 1962. He was an anthropomorphic bumblebee created by Hollywood artist Harold M. Walker at the request of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) public information officer George M. Stenhouse.
The Mothers' March on Polio was a door-to door canvassing campaign that mobilized women across the United States to raise funds for polio therapies and vaccine development. Started by women in the 1950s, the event became a staple in the March of Dimes ' fundraising efforts and generated funding that helped to support Dr. Jonas Salk's research ...
Zé Gotinha, wearing a mask, featured at the Launch of the National Vaccination Operationalization Plan against COVID-19 in 2020. Zé Gotinha (Droplet Joe; Zé is the shortened form/nickname of José, a very popular given name in Portuguese) is a Brazilian mascot created to promote vaccination campaigns against the polio virus with the goal of making the event more attractive to children.
She finished her first drawing of a chapel in the woods ten years after getting polio. [5] Each of her works of art took about two months to complete. [7] [8] She made drawings and paintings that were used in Christmas cards, [9] [7] like Madonna and Child. [10] She also made drawings for other greeting cards and was nationally known for that work.
Poliomyelitis (/ ˌ p oʊ l i oʊ ˌ m aɪ ə ˈ l aɪ t ɪ s / POH-lee-oh-MY-ə-LY-tiss), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. [1] Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; [5] mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia.
The vaccine derived from this strain, novel oral polio virus type 2 (nOPV2), was granted emergency licencing in 2021, and subsequently full licensure in December 2023. [75] Genetically stabilsed vaccines targeting poliovirus types 1 and 3 are in development, with the intention that these will eventually completely replace the Sabin vaccines. [76]
2003 – First vaccine for Argentine hemorrhagic fever. [16] 2006 – First vaccine for human papillomavirus (which is a cause of cervical cancer) 2006 – First herpes zoster vaccine for shingles; 2011 – First vaccine for non-small-cell lung carcinoma (comprises 85% of lung cancer cases) 2012 – First vaccine for hepatitis E [17]
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