ACIP voted to recommend hepatitis A vaccination for close contacts of international adoptees
On Feb. 25, 2009, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended routine hepatitis A vaccination for household…
Vaccine Court ruled that MMR vaccine does not cause autism
On Feb. 12, 2009, the Vaccine Court ruled that MMR vaccine, when administered with thimerosal-containing vaccines, does not…
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The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard was announced
On Feb. 4, 2009, the presidents of the MGH, MIT and Harvard University announced the creation of the…
Gates Foundation announced second grant to polio eradication
On Jan. 21, 2009, the Rotary International, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the British and German…
HHS awarded a $487 million contract to Novartis to build a facility to manufacture cell-based influenza vaccine
On Jan. 15, 2009, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded Novartis a $487 million…
Drs. Judith James and Linda Thompson at the OMRF helped develop a H1N1 or ‘swine flu’ vaccine
In 2009, Drs. Judith James and Linda Thompson at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) helped develop an…
FDA approved changes in the schedule for administering anthrax vaccine
On Dec. 19, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved changes in the schedule for administering anthrax…
FDA approved expanded indication for use of Boostrix Tdap vaccine in people ages 10-64 years
On Dec. 4, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an expanded age indication for the tetanus…
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Australia approved locally made bird flu vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2008, Australia announced it had approved the first locally made vaccine to protect humans from…
FDA approved the use of Sanofi Pasteur’s Tenivac tetanus and diphtheria toxoids
On Jun. 5, 2008, the FDA approved the use of Sanofi Pasteur’s Tenivac tetanus and diphtheria toxoids adsorbed…
The CDC detected and investigated large salmonella and E. Coli outbreaks across multiples states
On May 22, 2008, the New Mexico Dept. of Health notified the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
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World Malaria Day established by the United Nations
On Apr. 25, 2008, marked the first-ever World Malaria Day established by the United Nations to ensure that…
CDC announced it had begun distribution of a new-generation smallpox vaccine
On Feb. 29, 2008, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it had begun distribution…
The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida was founded
In 2008, the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida VGTI Florida (VGTI-FL) was founded as an independent…
The University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory was opened
In 2008, the University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory opened its new $15.5 million facility at Discovery…
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Merck voluntarily recalled 12 million doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b
On Dec. 12, 2007, Merck voluntarily recalled 1.2 million doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines due…
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The One Health approach was recommended for pandemic preparedness
On Dec. 4, 2007, representatives of 111 countries and 29 international organizations met in New Delhi India for…
Gates Foundation announced first major grant to polio eradication
On Nov. 26, 2007, the Rotary International announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that…
ACIP voted to recommend the use of FluMist
On Oct. 26, 2007, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) voted to recommend the use of FluMist, the…
CDC published updated recommendations for prevention of hepatitis A virus infection
On Oct. 19, 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated recommendations for prevention…
CDC published updated recommendation for meningococcal vaccination of at-risk children age 2-10 years in MMWR
On Oct. 17, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) (Menactra®, Sanofi…
FDA approved Afluria, a new inactivated influenza vaccine for use in people age 18 years and older
On Sept. 28, 2007, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved an Australian-made influenza vaccine called Afluria…
The CDC revised recommendations to vaccinate all persons ages 11-18 with MCV4 at earliest opportunity
On Aug 10, 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified MMWR readers of revised…
Nonpharmaceutical interventions implemented by U.S. cities during the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic
On Aug. 8, 2007, JAMA reported that research demonstrated a strong association between early, sustained, and layered application…
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U.S. CDC announced International Health Regulations had gone into effect for the U.S.
On Jul. 20, 2007, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced in MMWR that revised…
HHS announced $175 million to assist states in pandemic influenza preparedness efforts
On Jul. 17, 2007, The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it was providing states,…
HHS awarded $132.5 million to Sanofi Pasteur and MedImmune over five years to retrofit existing domestic vaccine manufacturing facilities
On Jun. 14, 2007, the U.D. of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $132.5 million to Sanofi Pasteur…
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National Cancer Institute reported risk of lymphoma increases with Hepatitis C virus infection
On May 8, 2007, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) reported that people infected with the hepatitis C virus…
FDA approved the H5N1 vaccine, the first vaccine approved for avian flu
On Apr. 17, 2007, Sanofi announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had licensed its H5N1…
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Livermore Lab developed pathogen signatures for bioterrorist attack Identification
In 2007, researchers at Livermore National Laboratory announced they had developed candidate signatures for pathogens that might be…