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1980-2000
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Hepatitis B Vaccine
The hepatitis B vaccine was the first vaccine produced using recombinant DNA technology. Maurice Hil...
Hepatitis A Vaccine
The hepatitis A vaccine was licensed in 1995. Hepatitis A is transmitted through contaminated food a...
Haemophilus Influenzae
The Haemophilus influenzae type b Hib vaccine prevents bacterial meningitis and other invasive disea...
Q Fever Vaccine
Q fever vaccine, Q VAX, was developed in Australia and licensed in 1989. Q fever is caused by Coxiel...
HIV Vaccine
HIV vaccine research began in 1987 and has been one of the most challenging fields in vaccinology. H...
Vaccine Hesitancy
Vaccine hesitancy is a major threat to public health. The modern anti vaccine movement was amplified...
Vaccine Safety VAERS
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System VAERS was established in 1990 as a national early warning...
Thimerosal Removal
Thimerosal, a mercury based preservative, was used in vaccines since the 1930s. In 1999, the FDA det...
Vaccine Injury Compensation
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program VICP was established in 1988 to provide compensatio...
MMR Autism Study
Andrew Wakefields 1998 paper in The Lancet claimed a possible link between MMR vaccine and autism in...
Vaccine Court
The Office of Special Masters of the US Court of Federal Claims, nicknamed the Vaccine Court, handle...
WHO Prequalification
The WHO Prequalification program ensures that vaccines purchased by UN agencies meet international s...
Vaccine Vial Monitors
Vaccine Vial Monitors VVMs are small heat sensitive labels that change color when exposed to excessi...
Vaccine One Syringe
WHO estimates from around 2000 suggested that unsafe injection practices, including syringe reuse, c...
Rotavirus Intussusception
RotaShield, the first rotavirus vaccine, was licensed in August 1998. Within months, VAERS identifie...
Vaccine Virus Like Particles
Virus like particles VLPs are protein structures that mimic viruses but contain no genetic material....
Vaccine Injury Table
The Vaccine Injury Table lists conditions presumed to be caused by specific vaccines for compensatio...
Vaccine Liability Shield
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 provided vaccine manufacturers with liability prot...
Vaccine Nosocomial Outbreak
Hospital outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases have occurred when infected individuals are admit...
Vaccine Stockpile
The US maintains vaccine stockpiles for emergencies. The Strategic National Stockpile SNS holds smal...
Vaccine Breastfeeding
Health authorities consider breastfeeding compatible with most vaccines. Breast milk contains antibo...
Vaccine Premature Infants
National guidance generally schedules vaccines for premature infants by chronological age rather tha...