Maurice Hilleman could have both been the one who has done the most good or the one who caused the most suffering.
He developed over 40 vaccines, estimated to save 8 million lives / year [Biography].
But in a new documentary on him he’s credited to have invented a vaccine for chickens, which caused to the price of chicken and eggs to drop dramatically (at 43 mins). “The economic impact of Marek’s Disease was $2bn until, with a loss per hen of $15 or 60% of the total production value” [source]
Maurice Hilleman could have both been the one who has done the most good or the one who caused the most suffering.
He developed over 40 vaccines, estimated to save 8 million lives / year [Biography].
But in a new documentary on him he’s credited to have invented a vaccine for chickens, which caused to the price of chicken and eggs to drop dramatically (at 43 mins). “The economic impact of Marek’s Disease was $2bn until, with a loss per hen of $15 or 60% of the total production value” [source]