Historedia
Episode 3 of 3

Vaccination treatment

When
6 July 1885
Where
Unspecified location
Part of
Pasteur and Roux test the rabies vaccine on Joseph Meister

Pasteur inoculated Meister with spinal tissue from rabid rabbits, starting on 6 July 1885.

After consulting with Alfred Vulpian and Jacques-Joseph Grancher, Pasteur agreed to inoculate Meister. The treatment began on 6 July 1885 with a subcutaneous injection, followed by 12 additional doses over the next 10 days.

Sources

  1. Joseph Meister Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06
  2. Louis Pasteur Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02
  3. Rabies vaccine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-06

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