February 07, 2025
Vax Facts Friday 2.7.25
Fill in the blank: The virus used to make the mumps vaccine was isolated from vaccine developer Dr. Maurice Hilleman’s ______.
A. Daughter
B. Granddaughter
C. Niece
D. Goddaughter
The correct answer is A. Daughter
Jeryl Lynn was the daughter of Dr. Hilleman. When Jeryl Lynn woke her father in the middle of night and complained of feeling sick, he realized that she likely had mumps and swabbed her throat. Ultimately, successfully growing the virus in the lab and isolating it for use as the vaccine strain. For this reason, the strain of mumps virus used in the vaccine is called the “Jeryl Lynn” strain.
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