History+of+Vaccines

= ** The History of Vaccines ** =

The idea of immunizations was first thought and written about around 400 AD, but it wasn't until the later 1700's that Edward Jenner came up with a vaccine. He observed milk maids being immune to the rampant cow pox disease and developed the idea of a immunization vaccine. Throughout the next 200 years, there have been many vaccines produced to combat everything from the flu to measles to tetanus. Here is a timeline of vaccine inventions and major U.S. happenings related to immunization. = =
 * Timeline of Vaccines **


 * 1796 || Edward Jenner inoculates James Phipps with cowpox, calling the procedure vaccination from the Latin term vacca, which means cow ||
 * 1798 || Smallpox vaccine first invented ||
 * 1885 || Rabies vaccine first invented by Louis Pasteur ||
 * 1897 || Plague vaccine first invented by Alexandre Yersin ||
 * 1900 || Typhoid vaccine first invented by Almroth Edward Wright ||
 * 1908 || The first health departments in the U.S. are formed ||
 * 1914 || Typhoid vaccine was first licensed in the U.S. ||
 * 1917 || Cholera vaccine first invented by Louis Pasteur ||
 * 1923 || Diphtheria vaccine first invented by von Behring ||
 * 1926 || Pertussis vaccine first invented ||
 * 1927 || Tuberculosis (BCG) vaccine first invented by Albert Calmette ||
 * || Tetanus vaccine first invented by Emil Von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato ||
 * 1935 || Yellow Fever vaccine first invented ||
 * 1940 || DTP vaccine first invented ||
 * 1945 || The first influenza vaccines (flu) began being used ||
 * 1955 || Inactivated polio vaccine licensed (IPV) ||
 * 1963 || The first measles vaccine licensed ||
 * 1964-1965 || 20,000 cases of Congenital Rubella Syndrome occurred during the largest rubella epidemic in the United States causing a search for a vaccine ||
 * 1966 || The U.S. announced a Measles vaccine goal ||
 * 1967 || Mumps vaccine licensed ||
 * 1969 || Rubella vaccine licensed ||
 * 1970 || Anthrax vaccine created ||
 * 1971 || Routine smallpox vaccination end in the United States ||
 * || Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccine licensed (MMR) ||
 * 1976 || Swine Flu scare, which was the largest public vaccination program in the United States to date, later halted by connections with Guillain-Barré syndrome ||
 * 1977 || Last native case of smallpox (Somalia) in U.S. ||
 * 1978 || Fluzone created by Aventis pasteur was licensed (still in use today) ||
 * 1979 || Last documented case of polio in the United States. ||
 * 1980 || Smallpox considered extinguished from the world ||
 * 1981 || Meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine, groups A, C, Y, W135 combined (Menomune) ||
 * 1982 || Hepatitis B vaccine becomes available to public ||
 * 1986 || The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act establishes a no-fault compensation system for anyone harmed by vaccines and, also, requires harmful health events of the person following specific vaccinations to be reported and any person harmed directly from or by the vaccines to be compensated ||
 * 1988 || Worldwide Polio Eradication Initiative started, the Initiative was supported by WHO, UNICEF, Rotary International, CDC and other groups ||
 * 1989-1991 || Major reoccurances of measles in the U. S., double dosages of the vaccine recommended ||
 * 1990 || The Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS) was created in the U.S. to monitor the safety of all vaccines created and used ||
 * || Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) polysaccharide conjugate vaccine licensed for infants in the United States ||
 * || Typhoid vaccine (oral) manufactured ||
 * 1991 || Hepatitis B vaccine recommended for every infant ||
 * || Acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) licensed for use on toddlers aged from fifteen months to six years old. ||
 * 1994 || Polio considered fully eliminate in the Americas ||
 * || Vaccines for Children (VFC) program created to help provide free vaccines for eligible children, who choose the vaccine at a convenient location ||
 * 1995 || First childhood immunization schedule endorsed by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics is made public ||
 * || Varicella vaccine licensed ||
 * || Hepatitis A vaccine licensed ||
 * 1996 || Acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP) licensed for use on young infants ||
 * 1998 || The first rotavirus vaccine is licensed ||
 * 1999 || Rotavirus vaccine taken from the market because of health issues surrounding the vaccine ||
 * || Lyme disease vaccine approved by the FDA ||
 * || FDA recommends removing mercury from vaccines, which soon start the removal thimerosal from all vaccines ||
 * 2000 || Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar) is now recommended for all toddlers and younger children ||
 * 2001 || Because of the September 11 terrorist attack and the threat of bioterrorism, the United States launched a plan to re-introduce the smallpox vaccine ||
 * 2002 || Lyme disease vaccine is withdrawn from the market by manufacturer because of lawsuits surrounding the vaccine and the lack of need for the vaccine ||
 * 2003 || Measles declared no longer endemic in the Americas ||
 * || First live attenuated influenza vaccine licensed (FluMist) in the United States for use for people ages 5 to 49 years of age with no serious allergies or medical problems ||
 * || First Adult Immunization Schedule announced ||
 * 2004 || Inactivated influenza vaccine recommended for all infants 6 to 23 months ||
 * || ** Pediarix **, the vaccine that combines DTaP, IPV, and Hep B vaccines, all into one shot, is approved for use ||
 * 2005 || Rubella considered to no longer be a endemic in the United States ||
 * || Boostrix and Adacel, both ** Tdap ** vaccines are approved for healthy teens ||
 * || The new meningococcal vaccine, ** Menactra **, is approved for 11 to 55 year olds ||
 * 2006 || Merck** creates a new rotavirus, RotaTeq ** ||
 * || Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and chicken pox combined into a single shot ** called ProQuad ** is created ||
 * || The first HPV vaccine, ** Gardasil ** is approved ||
 * 2007 || The booster dose of the chickenpox vaccine is recommended for all children ||
 * || The recommended age for Flumist is lowered to two years old ||
 * 2008 || Increasing outbreaks of measles occur throughout the U.S. as vaccination rates drop among various communities because of vaccine safety fears ||
 * || The two dose rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix, is approved ||
 * || The combination of DTaP, IPV and Hib vaccines, Pentacel, is approved for use ||
 * || The combination of DTaP and IPV vaccines, Kinrix, is approved for children between the 4 and 6 year olds ||
 * 2009 || Swine Flu Vaccines created ||

Diseases Prevented by Created Vaccines
Here are a few diseases that have been controlled thanks to vaccinations:

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