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The Cutter Incident
How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis
Book • 2006
Paul Offit's book provides a comprehensive narrative of the Cutter Incident, one of the worst biological disasters in American history.
It explores the development of the polio vaccine by Jonas Salk and the subsequent manufacturing issues at Cutter Laboratories that led to the crisis.
Offit delves into the complexities of the incident, highlighting regulatory failures and the broader implications for vaccine safety and public trust.
It explores the development of the polio vaccine by Jonas Salk and the subsequent manufacturing issues at Cutter Laboratories that led to the crisis.
Offit delves into the complexities of the incident, highlighting regulatory failures and the broader implications for vaccine safety and public trust.
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as the first book he wrote, about a failed polio vaccine.

Paul Offit

Inside A Rare Conversation Between MAHA Grassroots and Public Health Leaders
Mentioned by Adam Ratner as a book that describes the Cutter Incident.

TWiV 1201: Booster shots with Adam Ratner