Dr. Paul Parkman, Who Helped to Eliminate Rubella, Dies at 91 NYT: Science By: Sam Roberts 21 May 2024 at 22:13 He also identified the virus, which can cause infants to be born with severe physical and mental impairments as well as causing miscarriages and stillbirths. ยฉ National Institutes of HealthDr. Paul D. Parkman, right, and Dr. Harry M. Meyer Jr. inspecting a culture of the rubella virus in 1967. Working with a team of researchers, they created a vaccine for the disease.