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Oravax - Oral Bacterial Vaccine

Oravax - Oral Bacterial Vaccine

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Currently not on view
Object Name
biological
vaccine, respiratory infections, bacterial
Object Type
Vaccine
date made
ca 1956
expiration date
1956-03-20
maker
Wm. S. Merrell Company
place made
United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
associated place
United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville
Measurements
overall: 6 cm x 3.2 cm x 3.2 cm; 2 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in
overall, box: 1 1/4 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 3.175 cm x 6.6675 cm x 3.175 cm
ID Number
1985.0475.892
accession number
1985.0475
catalog number
1985.0475.892
Credit Line
The Fournet Drugstore Collection
subject
Vaccines
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
The Antibody Initiative
Antibody Initiative: Influenza
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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