
OpinionApril 19, 2020
The Man Who Beat the 1957 Flu Pandemic
Pioneering virologist Maurice Hilleman, who is little remembered today, also helped develop nine of the 14 children’s vaccines that are now recommended
J. Cavanaugh Simpson is a nonfiction essayist, Johns Hopkins University lecturer, and Pulitzer Center 2020 Fellow who is currently reporting on digital surveillance in urban communities, as well as tackling any newsy or science topics she just can't stop thinking about... Follow her on Twitter @JoCavanaughSim1.

The Man Who Beat the 1957 Flu Pandemic
Pioneering virologist Maurice Hilleman, who is little remembered today, also helped develop nine of the 14 children’s vaccines that are now recommended