Cabin Fever Lecture Series: Smallpox Vaccine at Parke Davis Pharmaceutical

1005 Van Hoosen Road,Rochester Hills MI 48306

24 March, 2023

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On Friday evenings in March, we provide a variety of programs that will educate your mind and warm your hearts. All programs begin at 7pm and are held in our Calf Barn. Smallpox Vaccine at Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Farm in RochesterPresented by Don Callihan, Retiree Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in history and yet its threat was eliminated from the face of the earth more than 50 years ago. Vaccines made its elimination possible as no effective treatment was ever identified. Parke-Davis – Rochester was one of numerous drug companies that manufactured an effective vaccine. This presentation will present a history of smallpox, its symptoms, early methods of immunization, the discovery of an effective vaccine, the vaccine manufacturing process, the history of smallpox as a biological warfare agent and the potential for a smallpox reemergence. Don Callihan is a Parke-Davis retiree and was Director of Engineering at the Parke-Davis facility in Rochester, Michigan. Cabin Fever Lecture Series: Friday, March 3, 2023 Woman Suffrage Leaders featuring the Gladys McKenney Doll Collection Presented by Ginger Ketelsen and Michele Dunham, Local Retired Teachers & Museum Advocates Friday, March 10, 2023 Archaeology at Van Hoosen Farm Presented by Deborah Remer, Local Historian Friday, March 17, 2023 The Social and Fraternal Organizations in Rochester Presented by Maureen Thalmann, Local Historian Friday, March 24, 2023 Smallpox Vaccine at Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Farm in Rochester Presented by Don Callihan, retiree and was Director of Engineering at the Parke-Davis facility in Rochester, Michigan Friday, March 31, 2023 One Room Schoolhouses of Rochester Presented by Cathy Fitzpatrick, Program Coordinator at the Rochester Hills Museum