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The Vaccine Breakthrough

The Vaccine Breakthrough

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 "Measles" chronicles the scientific breakthrough that changed history—the development of the measles vaccine. Julia Cartwright follows researchers like Dr. John Enders and Dr. Thomas Peebles as they painstakingly grew the measles virus in laboratory cultures, starting with a sample from an eleven-year-old boy named David Edmonston. The episode details the years-long process of weakening the virus through multiple cell cultures, conducting rigorous safety trials, and scaling up production for mass distribution. Julia explains how this scientific achievement transformed childhood from an era of inevitable disease and death to one where parents could finally protect their children from measles' devastating effects.
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