Sidedoor: The 1957 Pandemic That Wasn’t

In 1918, a flu pandemic killed more than 50 million people worldwide. Forty years later, it nearly happened again. This week on Sidedoor we go back to a time when the viruses were winning, and we remember one man, Dr. Maurice Hilleman, whose vaccine virtuosity helped turn the tide in the war against infectious diseases.

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Genre(s): History of Medicine

Source/Creator: Smithsonian Museum

Date Aired: 4/27/2021