 Drawing of Wellbee from a 1963 poster | |
| Agency | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| Market | Unvaccinated Americans |
| Language | English |
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| Release date(s) | 1962 |
| Produced by | Harold M. Walker |
| Country | United States |
Wellbee was an American cartoon character and public health mascot that first appeared in 1962. He was an anthropomorphic bumblebee created by Hollywood artist Harold M. Walker at the request of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) public information officer George M. Stenhouse. 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.