The Vital Vaccine (1957)

Sefton Park, Stoke Poges, Merseyside. GV. Glaxo Research Laboratories, previously home of the musical comedy actress Vesta Tilley and now place where polio vaccines are manufactured. SV. Women workers sitting on the lawn in front of the house having tea. SV. Chairman of the Company (left) Sir Harry Jephcott and the Minister of Health Mr Dennis Vosper. CU. Mr Dennis Vosper. GV. Research Laboratories, pan to GV. of the Polio vaccine labs. The name of the vaccine is Polivirin. SV. Interior, preparation of medium 199 and dispensation into flasks - this is the liquid solution in which the culture is to be prepared. CU. The medium 199 is poured into flask for test purposes. CU. Girl with masked face. CU. Flask being filled. This is the first out of three ingredients of the Polio vaccine. GV. Top and side view - men and women scientists cutting up monkeys’ kidneys on which culture is grown. Scientist with mask over his face. SCU. Hands holding scissors and tweezers cutting and separating monkey’s kidney on s