#Bumblebee drawing free#
In Atlanta and Tampa, a smiling Wellbee appeared on posters encouraging children to "drink the free polio vaccine", stating it "tastes good, works fast, prevents polio". Local health departments used the character Wellbee. The marketing campaign by the CDC planned appearances of Wellbee at public health events and in leaflets, newspapers and posters, and on radio and television, beginning with promoting Sabin's oral polio vaccine in Atlanta and across the United States. At the time, the US government had substantially increased funding and new programs in public health, and with the support of the Vaccination Assistance Act of 1962, sponsored the CDC in its educational efforts, the symbol of which became Wellbee. The purpose of the character was the promotion of preventive health measures and the importance of vaccination. Referred to by the CDC as "he", Wellbee was first revealed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper on March 11, 1962, following a press release that described the character as "a pleasant-faced, bright–eyed, happy cartoon character, who is the personification of good health." Walker, at the request of CDC's public information officer George M. Wellbee, a standing cartoon character bumblebee with a smiling round face representing "well-being", was created by the Hollywood artist Harold M. The character became CDC's national symbol of public health at the time, and was widely used to promote immunization and other public health campaigns in the United States following the Vaccination Assistance Act of 1962. Walker at the request of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) public information officer George M. He was an anthropomorphic bumblebee created by Hollywood artist Harold M. Wellbee was an American cartoon character and public health mascot that first appeared in 1962.
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