The European Region was certified polio-free
In 2002, all 53 Member States in the WHO European Region were certified polio free by the Regional…
In 2002, all 53 Member States in the WHO European Region were certified polio free by the Regional…
In 2002, the Rotary International launched a second fundraising campaign to eradicate polio. Since 1979, Rotary had vaccinated…
On Dec. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
On Oct. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
In 2000, the use of Oral polio vaccine (OPV) was discontinued in the U.S. to eliminate the risk…
On Jun. 17, 1999, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommended exclusive use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV)…
In April 1999, a pandemic planning framework was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) that emphasized the…
In 1997, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommended adoption of a sequential series of two doses of…
On Sept. 29, 1994, based on recommendations of the national certification committees and after review of surveillance and…
On Aug. 20, 1994, the entire Western Hemisphere was certified as “polio-free” by the International Commission for the…
In 1991, the last case of indigenous polio in the Western Hemisphere occurred in a 5-year-old boy, Luis…
On Dec. 21, 1990, the enhanced-potency inactivated poliovirus vaccine (Ipol by Pasteur M��rieux Vaccins et Serums) was licensed.
In 1990, the Global Polio Laboratory Network was formally established to detect the presence of wild and vaccine-derived…
On Mar. 11, 1988, the World Health Assembly (the ministers of health of all member states of the…
In 1988, Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched as global burden of polio impacts 350,000 in 125 countries…
In 1986, The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 was enacted by Congress. The Department of HHS…
In 1985, Rotary International establishes its PolioPlus program, which holds two fundraising events. Rotary has contributed over $500…
On Jul. 27, 1979, the last cases of wild type 1 poliovirus occurred in the U.S. among unvaccinated…
In 1979, the last cases of polio in the U.S.in four states, among Amish residents who had refused…
In 1979, the last wild case of polio was recorded in the U.S. However, In 1993, the virus…
On Oct. 30, 1977, Ali Maow Maalin, a hospital cook in Merca, Somalia, was diagnosed with smallpox by…
In 1975, The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to create the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to…
In 1974, the Expanded Programme on Immunization was created within WHO, in response to poor immunization levels in…
On Jun. 25, 1963, the Trivalent oral polio vaccine was licensed. The vaccine development began in 1957 by…
In 1963, the U.S. Congress established the Immunization Grant Program; polio incidence plummeted to only 396 reported cases…
In 1963, the Federal Immunization Grant Program was established. The grants, authorized under section 317 of the Public…
In 1963, the Immunization Assistance Grant Program was established, and the CDC administered the Vaccination Assistance Act through…
On Mar. 27, 1962, Oral polio vaccine type 3 MOPV was licensed in the U.S., as well as…
In 1961, oral polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Albert Sabin, was licensed for use in the U.S. In…
In 1961, oral polio vaccine types 1 and 2, developed by Dr. Albert Sabin and grown in monkey…