The Origin of the Rabies Vaccine

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Describes how Pasteur weakened rabies in dried rabbit spinal cords and risked the 1885 treatment of Joseph Meister before the vaccine was proven, ethics questions included.

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How Pasteur developed the rabies vaccine and the risky first human trial.

Video by Patrick Kelly, played through YouTube's embedded player.

Part of 😷🦠Disease🦠😷, Medical History

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