Summary: Maurice Hilleman was a scientist. He studied microbiology, single cell organisms that cause infectious diseases, like COVID. He also created vaccines to protect children. Use this story to talk about disease and ways that we protect ourselves from disease, including hand washing, wearing masks, social distancing and getting vaccinated.
Page 1: Maurice Hilleman: Scientist
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Dr. Maurice Hilleman
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Maurice Hilleman was a scientist. He studied infectious diseases like COVID. He ran experiments on viruses to learn about how they worked and created vaccines to protect children from disease. Some people think he was the most important scientist in medicine in the 20th Century. His vaccines save an estimated 8 million children every year. <break time="2s"/>
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