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Since 2012, the last week of April has been World Immunization Week, a global public health campaign operated by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the goal of increasing rates of immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases worldwide.

This November 7, 1957 photograph shows employees of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company’s South Philadelphia Works lining up to receive influenza A (H2N2) shots at the company dispensary in response to the 1957–1958 influenza pandemic.

Like so many of the photographs in the Hagley Library’s collection of Westinghouse Electric Corporation Steam Division photographs (Accession 1969.170), this one was captured by company photographer Charles Yessel. To view more material from this collection online, visit its page in our Digital Archive by clicking here.

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The Influenza early warning system coordinated by the World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates the inter-national influenza surveillance program. It works with a world-wide network of one hundred laboratories. These centers are constantly vigilant in isolating and examining blood samples for new viruses. Any unusual organisms or results are... The Influenza early warning system coordinated by the World Health Organization