[Statement by Virginia Apgar to the Subcommittee on Health, Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare]
Description:
Representing the National Foundation-March of Dimes, Apgar testified about the importance of the federal funding of immunization programs then being considered by the Senate. She explained the tragic consequences of rubella (German measles) infection in the first trimester of pregnancy, and the need to start an immunization program before the next rubella epidemic, expected in 1970 or 1971. Funding would be needed not only for the vaccine itself, but for a wide distribution network, and an educational campaign.
Item is a photocopy.
Number of Image Pages:
5 (891,499 Bytes)
Date:
1969-06-30 (June 30, 1969)
Creator:
Apgar, Virginia
Source:
Original Repository: Mount Holyoke College. Archives and Special Collections. Virginia Apgar Papers [MS 0504]
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of Peter A. Apgar.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Public Health
Immunization
Communicable Diseases
Abnormalities
Infant
Exhibit Category:
Second Career: The National Foundation-March of Dimes, 1959-1974
