These were participants in the Smallpox Eradication Program in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria, 1968.



Jet injectors gave subcutaneous injections (injections under the skin) and delivered vaccine more efficiently than traditional methods of vaccination. The woman wearing glasses was Prof. Margaret Howard of Grigsby University.

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