12147

ID#:	12147
Description:	This historic 1965 photograph depicted a hand-held jet-injector, also known as a Ped-O-Jet, that was being used to introduce a vaccine into a recipient’s right forearm. The image was used to show how one properly places the jet-injector during vaccine administration. The original jet-injector was invented by Aaron Ismach in 1960, and was used throughout the World during the mass vaccination campaigns, which took place in order to eradicate smallpox.
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Content Providers(s):	CDC/ H. Bruce Dull
Creation Date:	1965
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Categories:	CDC Organization MeSH Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Investigative Techniques Immunologic Techniques Immunization Therapeutics Biological Therapy Immunotherapy Immunization Biological Sciences Environment and Public Health Public Health Public Health Practice Communicable Disease Control Immunization Primary Prevention Immunization Health Care Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services Health Services Preventive Health Services Primary Prevention Immunization
Copyright Restrictions:	None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions. As a matter of courtesy we request that the content provider be credited and notified in any public or private usage of this image.
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