Polio vaccine, London, England, 1994

Made:
1994 in London
maker:
The Wellcome Foundation Limited
Doses of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine Doses of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine Trivalent poliomyelitis (oral) vaccine

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Doses of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine
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Doses of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Trivalent poliomyelitis (oral) vaccine
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Box containing 10 doses of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine, individually sealed in small plastic tubes, for oral administration to provide protection against poliomyelitis manufactured by The Wellcome Foundation Ltd, London, and supplied by Evans Medical Ltd, Leatherhead, England, 1994

This vaccine, which was made by The Wellcome Foundation Ltd, is used to protect against polio. The liquid vaccine can either be dropped on to the back of the tongue or swallowed on a sugar lump – a real life example of the old saying “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down”. This vaccine is known as a Sabin vaccine, named after its inventor, the American bacteriologist Albert Sabin (1906-1993). He developed the vaccine in the 1950s. Sabin’s vaccine was seen as a safer alternative to the previous Salk polio vaccine. It was also easier to administer than the Salk version, which required an injection.

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
1994-192
Materials:
cardboard and plastic (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 118 mm x 61 mm, .0005kg
vaccine: 56 mm
type:
vaccine
credit:
Evans Medical Limited

Parts

Polio vaccine

Polio vaccine

Dose of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine, 1 of 10 with packing box, individually sealed in small plastic tube, for oral administration to provide protection against poliomyelitis manufactured by The Wellcome Foundation Ltd, London, and supplied by Evans Medical Ltd, Leatherhead, England, 1994

Object Number:
1994-192 Pt1
type:
vaccine
Nine doses of Sabin-type polio vaccine, London, England, 1994

Nine doses of Sabin-type polio vaccine, London, England, 1994

Selection of nine of 10 perforated plastic packages of poliomyelitis vaccine live (oral), BP with instructions. Trivalent human diploid by The Wellcome Foundation Limited, London, supplied by Evans Medical Limited, Leatherhead, England, 1994. Supplied in individual sealed plastic tubes for oral administration (see note).

Materials:
plastic (unidentified) , paper (fibre product) and materia medica
Object Number:
1994-192 Pt2
type:
vaccine
Box for polio vaccine

Box for polio vaccine

Carboard box for 10 doses of live BP Trivalent (sabin type) poliomyelitis vaccine, for oral administration to provide protection against poliomyelitis manufactured by The Wellcome Foundation Ltd, London, and supplied by Evans Medical Ltd, Leatherhead, England, 1994

Measurements:
overall: 20 mm x 118 mm x 61 mm, .0005kg
Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
1994-192 Pt3
type:
box