Vial of Dryvax

Item

Vial of Dryvax, a freeze-dried smallpox vaccine
Title
Vial of Dryvax
Creator
James Gathany
Description
Components of a smallpox vaccination kit including the diluent, a vial of Dryvax® smallpox vaccine, and a bifurcated needle. Vaccinia (smallpox) vaccine, derived from calf lymph, and currently licensed in the United States, is a lyophilized, live-virus preparation of infectious vaccinia virus. It does not contain smallpox (variola) virus.
Date Created
2002
Format
Dimensions: 3,032 × 2,008
Contributor
Centers for Disease Control
https://phil.cdc.gov/details.aspx?pid=2674

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