University of Michigan Heritage Project

The First Flu Shot

As World War II loomed, the military turned to U-M experts to fight a deadly enemy: Influenza

Francis gained his original expertise as a lab researcher, but as an epidemiologist, he turned to the compiling of data.

Incontrovertible evidence is now available that the resistance of man to infection by the viruses of influenza A and B can be enhanced.

– Tommy Francis and Jonas Salk

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