Within a month, the program was discontinued, and investigations revealed that the Cutter vaccine had caused 40,000 cases of polio, leaving 200 children with varying degrees of paralysis and killing 10.

Cutter Laboratories in California, one of the main producers of the vaccine, inoculated more than 200,000 children in 1955, and within days there were reports of paralysis. New York Times science reporter Matt Richtels An Elegant Defense illuminates the human immune system as never before, uniquely entwining intimate patient stories with science’s centuries-long quest to unlock the mysteries of sickness and health. The first big batch of vaccine wasn’t properly made. Alas, this happy ending comes with an asterisk. The country scrambled to produce and disseminate the vaccine as quickly as possible. Ta-da! It cut the risk of infection in half. An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System: A Tale in Four Lives Author: Matt Richtel (2019) My entire career, I have had an interest in chiropractic and the immune system, sparked by seeing published anecdotes, journal studies and my own clinical experiences. But it was recognizable enough for the immune system to pick it up. Kirkus, STARRED review 'Matt Richtel's An Elegant Defense is a comprehensive and engaging primer on the body's 'ever-vigilant, omnipresent peacekeeping force.' The immune system plays an essential role in fighting infections and cancer and in regulating our normal health.

His vaccine weakened the poliovirus with formaldehyde and mineral water. “The answer to the polio mystery, also well known, came from Jonas Salk, who was born in New York City of Russian Jewish immigrant parents and eventually was appointed director of the Virus Research Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (by way of New York University and Michigan).

An elegant defense by matt richtel