The Immunization Assistance Grant Program was established
In 1963, the Immunization Assistance Grant Program was established, and the CDC administered the Vaccination Assistance Act through…
Oral polio vaccine type 3 and trivalent product licensed in the US
On Mar. 27, 1962, Oral polio vaccine type 3 MOPV was licensed in the U.S., as well as…
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Oral polio vaccine, developed by Dr Albert Sabin, was licensed for use in the U.S.
In 1961, oral polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Albert Sabin, was licensed for use in the U.S. In…
Oral polio vaccine types 1 and 2 was developed by Dr Albert Sabin
In 1961, oral polio vaccine types 1 and 2, developed by Dr. Albert Sabin and grown in monkey…
The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress
On Aug. 25, 1959, the National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress as a Presidential…
The Salk Institute was envisioned
In 1959, the Salk Institute was initially envisioned by Jonas Salk, M.D., the developer of the polio vaccine,…
Dr Jonas Salk received gold medal from President Dwight Eisenhower, designating him “a benefactor of mankind”
On Jan. 27, 1956, Dr. Jonas Salk, developer of the Polio vaccine released in 1955, received a special…
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FDA hired temporary investigators to prevent polio vaccine black market
On Aug. 17, 1955, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the hiring of 48 temporary investigators…
Officials discover polio cases after vaccine produced by Cutter Laboratories accidently contained live virus
On Apr. 26, 1955, Officials first noticed an increase in reported polio cases in California. Soon it was…
Salk polio vaccine was announced
On Apr. 12, 1955, the polio vaccine developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh was…
Convocation held at the University of Michigan proclaimed “The Vaccine Works!”
On Apr. 12, 1955, a convocation was held at the University of Michigan (UM), where Dr. Thomas Francis…
Simian virus 40 accidentally administered to humans through contaminated Poliovirus vaccines
From 1955 through early 1963, millions of people were accidentally exposed to simian virus 40 (SV40) as a…
The Cutter Incident, a production error, caused some polio vaccine to be tainted with live polio virus
In 1955, Cutter Laboratories, located in Berkeley, California and one of several companies licensed by the U.S. government…
The Division of Biologics Control became an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health
In 1955, the Division of Biologics Control became an independent entity within the National Institutes of Health, after…
Canada contributed to the safe cultivation of the poliovirus for polio vaccine
In 1955, Canada contributed to the safe cultivation of the poliovirus, using Medium 199, and an incubation process…
The Vaccine Advisory Committee recommended large-scale national trial of Salk’s vaccine
On Apr. 25, 1954 the Vaccine Advisory Committee of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis recommended a large-scale…
In February, elementary students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated with the new Salk Polio vaccine
In February 1954, first-, second- and third-grade students from five suburban schools were the first to be inoculated…
John Enders, Thomas Weller, and Frederick Robbins were awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1954, John Franklin Enders and Peebles isolated measles virus from an 11-year-old boy, David Edmonston. Disappointed by…
Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for discovery of the ability of poliomyelitis viruses to grow in tissue cultures
In 1954, the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to John Enders, Thomas Weller, and Fredrick Robbins for…
John Franklin Enders was awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine
In 1954, John F. Enders, a native of West Hartford, Connecticut and a graduate of Yale University (B.A….
Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio
In 1954, Dr. Jonas Salk and associates develop a potentially safe injectable vaccine against polio given to nearly…
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies was founded in LaJolla, California
In 1953, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was founded in LaJolla, California. For more than a year,…
Dr. William Hammon published first evidence that antibodies to polio could prevent disease
In Oct. 1952, Dr. William Hammon published results provided the first evidence that antibodies to polio could prevent…
Dr Jonas Salk began taking blood samples from recently paralyzed polio patients to determine antibody types
On Jun. 12, 1952 Dr. Jonas Salk went to the D. T. Watson Home for Crippled Children (now…
Dr. William Hammon enrolled 15,868 children in Sioux City, Iowa for Polio vaccine trial
In Jun. and Jul. of 1952, Dr. William Hammon continued with his gamma globulin Polio vaccine field trials…
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Dr. William Hammon conducted the first placebo-controlled field trial of gamma globulin in Provo, Utah
In September 1952, Dr. William Hammon conducted the first placebo-controlled field trial of gamma globulin that, in just…
The summer of 1952 recorded 57,628 cases, the worst polio epidemic in US history
In 1952, the summer of 1952 recorded 57,628 cases, the worst polio epidemic in U.S. history. This added…
The worst recorded polio epidemic in US history occurred with 57,628 reported cases
In 1952, the worst recorded polio epidemic in U.S. history occurred with 57,628 reported cases.
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Henrietta Lacks died from cervical cancer, and HeLa cell line was born
On Feb. 8, 1951, Henrietta Lacks, a tobacco farmer from Virginia died from cervical cancer, and a scientist…
Lewis L Coriell appointed field director for the Polio Prevention Study
In 1951, Lewis L. Coriell whose history in polio research began during his residency at Childrenﾒs Hospital of…