Administration of Swine Flu Shots to SI Staff
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Caption from Torch: "SI employees who appeared at MHT's temporary health facilities November 5 were 'shot' by an injection gun filled with swine flu vaccine. According to SI Head Nurse Anita McMonigle, 954 staff members received influenza inoculations with only minimal side effects reported to the health units. Most received just the swine flu vaccine, but elderly and high risk persons were administered the bivalent form combining swine flu and Victoria flu vaccines. Personnel from the District of Columbia Department of Human Resources, who administered the vaccine, will not return to the Smithsonian said Mrs. McMonigle, but flu inoculations are still being given in the area. Check local newspapers for the listings of locations in the District, Maryland, and Virginia."
Subject
- Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
- National Museum of History and Technology
- District of Columbia Department of Human Resources
- United States National Swine Flu Immunization Program of 1976
Notes
- Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.
- Featured in the "Torch," December 1976.
Cite as
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: December 1976, Image No. 76-16500-28A
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1976
- November 5, 1976
Restrictions & Rights
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Topic
- Vaccination
- Swine influenza
Form/Genre
Black-and-white photographs
Local number
SIA RU000371 [76-16500-28A]
Physical description
8 x 10;