Waldemar Haffkine is largely unremembered, despite developing vaccines against both cholera and bubonic plague

In the 1890s, Waldemar Haffkine worked valiantly to develop vaccines against both cholera and bubonic plague. Then an unjust accusation derailed his career. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe Haffkine's momentous work in India, which has been largely overlooked by history. — Read the rest

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