Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Pledged $10 Billion in Call for Decade of Vaccines
On Jan. 29, 2010, the Bill and Melinda Gates announced that their foundation will commit $10 billion over…
The CDC responded to the 7.0 magnitude Haiti earthquake to prevent 7,000 deaths from cholera
On Jan. 12, 2010, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to the 7.0 magnitude…
Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal of Medicine
On Dec. 3, 2009, the Thai HIV vaccine clinical trial results were published in the New England Journal…
CDC recommended pneumococcal vaccination to help prevent secondary infections
On Nov. 16, 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended a single dose of…
Merck announced the company will cease production of monovalent measles, mumps and rubella vaccines
On Oct. 21, 2009, Merck announced that the company will not resume production of monovalent measles, mumps, and…
FDA approved Cervarix, GlaxoSmithKline’s cervical cancer vaccine
On Oct. 16, 2009, GlaxoSmithKline announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved Cervarix [Human papillomavirus…
FDA approved new indication for gardasil to prevent genital warts in men and boys
On Oct. 16, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new indication for gardasil to prevent…
FDA approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
On Sept. 15, 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved four Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent…
HHS announced advanced development contract for new way to make flu vaccine
On Jun. 23, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced advanced development contract for…
WHO declared world at the start of 2009 influenza pandemic
On Jun. 11, 2009, the Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General World Health Organization (WHO), declared the world was at…
OHSU, University of Washington scientists partner to form regional center aimed at combating infectious diseases
On Apr. 15, 2009, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the University of Washington (UW), along with…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…