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
Overview
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.
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
Metropolitan Information Service notice regarding smallpox vaccination
Collection
Identifier: MSS 481
Scope and Contents
This informational notice from the Metropolitan Information Service argues the benefits of vaccination. It notes the decreased deaths from smallpox among American soldiers during the war and also cites numbers from American troops stationed in the Philippines during the smallpox epidemic in 1918-1919. The notice also compares cases in states with different laws regarding compulsory vaccination and addresses fears about the dangers of vaccination by explaining that careful administration reduces...
Dates:
circa 1925
