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1950-1980
28 entries
Polio Vaccine Salk
Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine using inactivated poliovirus. The vaccine was announced...
Polio Vaccine Sabin
Albert Sabin developed an oral polio vaccine using attenuated live virus. The Sabin vaccine was take...
Measles Vaccine
John Enders developed the measles vaccine, licensed in 1963. Enders had previously won the Nobel Pri...
Mumps Vaccine
Maurice Hilleman developed the mumps vaccine, licensed in 1967. Hilleman cultured the virus from his...
Rubella Vaccine
The rubella vaccine was developed by several researchers and licensed in 1969. Rubella, or German me...
Pneumococcal Vaccine
The first pneumococcal vaccine, a 14 valent polysaccharide vaccine, was licensed in 1977. A 23 valen...
Meningococcal Vaccine
The first meningococcal vaccine, a polysaccharide vaccine, was licensed in 1978. Conjugate vaccines ...
Varicella Vaccine
Michiaki Takahashi developed the varicella chickenpox vaccine in Japan in 1974. The vaccine was lice...
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
Japanese encephalitis vaccines were first developed in Japan in 1954 using mouse brain derived virus...
Tick Borne Encephalitis
Tick borne encephalitis TBE vaccines were developed in Austria in the 1970s. TBE is a viral disease ...
Seasonal Flu Quad
Seasonal influenza vaccines were upgraded from trivalent to quadrivalent in the 2010s. Trivalent vac...
Adenovirus Vaccine
Adenovirus vaccines were developed for the US military in the 1970s. Adenovirus causes acute respira...
Vaccine Cold Chain
The vaccine cold chain is the temperature controlled supply chain that maintains vaccine potency fro...
Eradication History
Two diseases have been eradicated through vaccination. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980 afte...
SV40 Contamination
In 1960, scientists discovered that polio vaccines distributed between 1955 and 1963 were contaminat...
Cutter Incident
The Cutter Incident occurred in April 1955 when Cutter Laboratories failed to properly inactivate po...
Swine Flu 1976
In February 1976, an influenza outbreak at Fort Dix, New Jersey killed one soldier and sickened appr...
Vaccine Licensure FDA
The FDA regulates vaccine licensure in the United States. Vaccines are licensed under Section 351 of...
Vaccines In Pregnancy
Vaccination during pregnancy protects both mother and infant. Maternal vaccination stimulates antibo...
Vaccine Manufacturing India
India is the worlds largest vaccine producer by volume, commonly cited as supplying around 60 percen...
Vaccine BCG Bladder Cancer
BCG is used as an immunotherapy for bladder cancer. Since 1976, intravesical BCG has been the standa...
Pertussis Sweden
Sweden discontinued whole cell pertussis vaccination in 1979 due to safety concerns. The decision wa...
Vaccine Original Antigenic Sin
Original antigenic sin, a term coined by Thomas Francis Jr in 1960, describes the immune systems ten...
Vaccine ACIP
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ACIP was established in 1964. The committee of voti...
Vaccine Allergy Egg
Egg allergy was historically a concern for vaccination because several vaccines including influenza,...
Vaccine Guillain Barre
Guillain Barre Syndrome GBS is a rare neurological condition that has been associated with some vacc...
Vaccine Simultaneous
Studies have found that administering multiple vaccines at the same visit is safe and effective. Com...
Vaccine Seasonal Timing
The timing of vaccination campaigns affects their effectiveness. Northern Hemisphere influenza vacci...