Inactivated measles vaccine were licensed in the US
In 1963, the first measles vaccines were licensed in 1963. Both vaccines were an inactivated (ﾓkilledﾔ) and a…
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U.S. Congress established the Immunization Grant Program
In 1963, the U.S. Congress established the Immunization Grant Program; polio incidence plummeted to only 396 reported cases…
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Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall Opened its Doors
In 1955, The Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall museum opened in Rochester, Minnesota with a generous gift from John…
John Enders, Thomas Weller, and Frederick Robbins were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1954, John Franklin Enders and Thomas C. Peebles isolated measles virus from an 11-year-old boy, David Edmonston….
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The World Health Organization was founded in Geneva
On Apr. 7, 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded and is today the United Nations agency…
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…
More than 800 people died suddenly from Texas cattle disease in New York City
On Jul. 11, 1868, Texas cattle disease first appeared at Jersey City’s Communipaw slaughterhouse in the New York…
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…