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WHO reported more than half the world faces high measles risk
On Feb. 21, 2024, the World Health Organization reported that more than half the world’s countries will be…
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Global measles threat continued to grow as another year passed with millions of children unvaccinated
On Nov. 16. 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Following years of…
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The United Kingdom announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre
On Aug. 7, 2023, the United Kingdom Health and Security Agency announced the Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre…
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Resilience collaborated with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to develop next-gen biomanufacturing technologies
On Oct. 12, 2021, National Resilience announced a strategic collaboration with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to implement…
Measles vaccine used as base for experimental COVID vaccine
On Apr. 1, 2021, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) announced that an investigational vaccine designed to…
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At least 80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupted routine vaccination efforts
On May 22, 2020, COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children…
New York State declared measles free
On Oct. 3, 2019, the New York State Department of Health announced that more than 42 days –…
New York State experienced measles outbreak
On Oct. 3, 2019, the New York State Department of Health announced that more than 42 days –…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations on use of a third dose of MMR during a mumps outbreak
On Jan. 12, 2018, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Immunization Practices Advisory Committee Advisory Committee on…
PAHO/WHO announced measles elimination in the Americas
On Sept. 27, 2016, the Region of the Americas was the first in the world to have eliminated…
Global eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague) was declared
On Jun. 28, 2011, during the 37th United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Conference, the 192 Member countries…
Rubella was declared eliminated in the US
In 2004, Rubella, also known as German measles, was declared eliminated in the U.S. Before the rubella vaccination…
Measles was declared no longer endemic in the US
In 2000, measles was declared no longer endemic in the U.S. following eradication campaigns that began in 1967.
The Serum Institute of India was founded
On Jun. 12, 1966, the Serum Institute of India was founded in 1966 by Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla with…
The first live virus measles vaccine (Rubeovax by Merck) was licensed
On Mar. 21, 1963, the first live virus measles vaccine (Rubeovax by Merck) was licensed. Other live virus…
Inactivated measles vaccine were licensed in the US
In 1963, the first measles vaccines were licensed in 1963. Both vaccines were an inactivated (ﾓkilledï¾”) and a…
Measles vaccine reported effective
On Jan. 17, 1961, a measles vaccine reported effective In 1963, Pfizer introduced a deactivated measles vaccine, and…
The Rocky Mountain Laboratory was established in Hamilton
In 1921, the founding of the Rocky Mountain Laboratory (RML) can be traced back to westward migration when…
John F Anderson and Joseph Goldberger first transmitted measles (rubeola) to monkeys by contact
In 1911, John F. Anderson and Joseph Goldberger first transmitted measles (rubeola) to monkeys by contact Their study…
Walter W. King showed transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever by infected ticks to guinea pigs
In 1906, Walter W. King showed the transmission of Rocky Mountain spotted fever by infected ticks to guinea…
Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized
In 1896, Rocky Mountain spotted fever was first recognized in the Snake River Valley of Idaho and was…
Peter Panum described the incubation period of measles and lifelong immunity after recovery from the disease
In 1846, Peter Panum described the highly contagious nature, the 14-day incubation period, and the induction of lifelong…