The South-East Asia Region was certified polio-free
On Mar. 27, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region, home to a quarter of the…
Global Leaders launched Six-Year Plan to Deliver a Polio-Free World by 2018
On Apr. 25, 2013, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced a comprehensive six-year plan, the first plan…
The European Region of the world was certified as polio-free
On Jun. 21, 2012, the European Region of the world was certified as polio-free. Certification followed years of…
Biotechnology | CDC | Infectious Disease | Life Science News | NIH | Non-Profit Research | Polio | Therapeutics
The CDC activated the Emergency Operations Center to support the global polio eradication effort
On Dec. 2, 2011, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Thomas R. Frieden, MD,…
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…
Biotechnology | FDA | Life Science News | Polio | Vaccine
FDA approved new DTaP-IPV vaccine (Kinrix) for use in children ages 4-6 years
On Jun. 24, 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed a combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoid…
Biotechnology | FDA | Life Science News | Polio | Vaccine
FDA licensed Sanofi Pasteur’s new pediatric combination vaccine, Pentacel
On Jun. 23, 2008, Sanofi Pasteur announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had licensed Pentacel, Diphtheria and…
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…
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Life Science News | NIH | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
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…
50th anniversary of the Salk Polio vaccine
On Apr. 12, 2005 marked the 50th anniversary of the announcement that the polio vaccine, developed by Jonas…
Vaccine that combined diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, inactivated polio and hepatitis B antigens was licensed
On Dec. 13, 2002, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it had licensed a combined diphtheria…
The European Region was certified polio-free
On Jun. 21, 2002, all 53 Member States in the WHO European Region were certified polio free by…
Rotary International launched a second fundraising campaign to eradicate polio
In 2002, the Rotary International launched a Polio Eradication Fundraising Campaign with a fundraising target of $80 million…
The Western Pacific Region was certified polio-free
On Dec. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
The Western Pacific Region of the world was certified as polio-free
On Oct. 29, 2000, the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication certified that the Western Pacific…
The use of Oral polio vaccine (OPV) was discontinued in the U.S.
In 2000, the use of Oral polio vaccine (OPV) was discontinued in the U.S. to eliminate the risk…
ACIP recommended exclusive use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) for infants and children
On Jun. 17, 1999, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP)…
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Influenza | Life Science News | Plague | Polio | Vaccine | WHO
A pandemic planning framework was published by the World Health Organization
In April 1999, a pandemic planning framework was published by the World Health Organization (WHO) that emphasized the…
ACIP recommended adoption of a sequential series of two doses of IPV followed by two doses of OPV for all infants and children
In 1997, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommended adoption of a sequential series of two doses of…
The Americas were certified polio-free
On Sept. 29, 1994, based on recommendations of the national certification committees and after review of surveillance and…
The entire Western Hemisphere was certified as “polio-free”
On Aug. 20, 1994, the entire Western Hemisphere was certified as “polio-free” by the International Commission for the…
The last case of indigenous polio in the Western Hemisphere occurred in a 5-year-old boy, Luis Fermin Tenorio, in Pichanaqui, Peru
In 1991, the last case of indigenous polio in the Western Hemisphere occurred in a 5-year-old boy, Luis…
The Global Polio Laboratory Network was established
In 1990, the Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) was formally established by the World Health Organization (WHO), national…
The World Health Assembly passed a resolution to eradicate polio by the year 2000
On Mar. 11, 1988, the World Health Assembly (the ministers of health of all member states of the…
Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched as global burden of polio impacts 350,000 in 125 countries annually
In 1988, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution for the worldwide eradication of polio, marking the launch…
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 was enacted by Congress
In 1986, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act was enacted by Congress. The Department of Health and Human…
Rotary International established its PolioPlus program
In 1985, Rotary International established its PolioPlus program, which held two fundraising events. Rotary has contributed over $500…
The last cases of wild type 1 poliovirus occurred in the U.S.
On Jul. 27, 1979, the last cases of wild type 1 poliovirus occurred in the U.S. among unvaccinated…
The last wild case of polio was recorded in the U.S.
In 1979, the last wild case of polio was recorded in the U.S. However, in 1993, the virus…
The last naturally occurring case of smallpox in the world was diagnosed in Somalia
On Oct. 30, 1977, Ali Maow Maalin, a hospital cook in Merca, Somalia, was diagnosed with smallpox by…