Vaccine Stylus
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
The vaccine stylus is a smallpox vaccination instrument resembling a steel writing pen without a split. Stored in a saturated borax solution in a tightly stoppered bottle to prevent rusting, it is convenient for mass vaccinations because its low cost allows a separate stylus to be used for each person.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
VACCINE STYLUS, a smallpox vaccination instrument resembling a steel writing pen, but without a split; when stored in a saturated solution of borax in a well-stoppered bottle, it does not rust. It is convenient for mass vaccinations because, owing to the low cost of the instrument, a separate vaccine stylus can be prepared for each person being vaccinated.
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“Vaccine Stylus.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/vaccine-stylus/