REPORT – Cutter Incident

Date

March 12th, 1963

Description

“The Cutter Incident: Poliomyelitis Following Formaldehyde-Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccination in the United States During the Spring of 1955”, a report written by Neal Nathanson and Alexander D. Langmuir concerning the Cutter Incident. Over 250 cases of polio, many resulting in paralysis, were attributed to vaccines produced by one company: Cutter Laboratories. The vaccine was recalled as soon as cases of polio were detected. Produced by The American Journal of Hygiene.

Source

"The David J. Sencer CDC Museum at the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329-4027
www.cdc.gov/museum"