CDC recommended discontinuation of routine vaccination for smallpox in the US
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended discontinuation of routine vaccination for smallpox…
The CDC recommended discontinuation of routine immunization and vaccination requirements for smallpoxï¾ in the US
In 1971, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended discontinuation of routine immunization and vaccination…
The Global Smallpox Eradication Program was launched by WHO
In 1967, the Global Smallpox Eradication Program was launched by WHO. During the first year of the program,…
CDC announced the first national measles eradication campaign
In January 1966, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Smallpox Eradication Program was established in…
The World Heath Organization implemented vaccination program to eradicate smallpox from the world in ten years
In 1966, members of the World Heath Organization implement a vaccination program to eradicate smallpox from the world…
The CDC launched the global Smallpox eradication effort
On Nov. 23, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson announced plans for a 5-year smallpox eradication and measles control program…
Bifurcated needle for smallpox vaccine introduced
In 1965,tThe bifurcated needle for smallpox vaccine was introduced. In 1961 the bifurcated needle was developed as a…
The CDC launched a smallpox campaign in Brazil to evaluate efficacy of jet ejector equipment in the field
In 1965, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched a smallpox campaign in Anapa, Brazil…
The Federal Immunization Grant Program was established
In 1963, the Federal Immunization Grant Program was established. The grants, authorized under section 317 of the Public…
The CDC responded to cholera and smallpox epidemics in what is now Bangladesh
In 1958, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of EIS officers to…
The last reported case of smallpox in the United States occurred
In 1949, the last reported case of smallpox in the U.S. occurred. Although it took another two decades…
James P Leake wrote the authoritative study on the multiple pressure method of vaccination for smallpox
In 1926, James P. Leake wrote the authoritative study on the multiple pressure method of vaccination for smallpox.
Charles Armstrong showed bunion pads used to cover smallpox vaccinations were contaminated with tetanus spores
In 1925, Charles Armstrong showed that 25% of commercial bunion pads commonly used to cover smallpox vaccinations were…
Smallpox epidemic claimed the lives of 500 Minnesotans
Between 1924-1925, smallpox hit Minnesota and more than five hundred people died – four hundred in the Twin…
Hygienic Laboratory investigators changed way smallpox vaccinations were administered to soldiers
In 1916, During World War I, work by Hygienic Laboratory investigators changed the way smallpox vaccinations were administered…
Rabies vaccine was first licensed in the U.S.
In 1914, rabies vaccine was first licensed in the U.S. The H. K. Mulford Company, founded in Philadelphia…
Virus (vaccinia) grown in cell culture for the first time
In 1913, for the first time ever, a virus (vaccinia) was grown in cell culture, and then in…
In Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11, the Supreme Court argued the Case on compulsory vaccination
On Dec. 6, 1904, the U.S. Supreme Court argued the case requiring a compulsory vaccination law. The Court…
In St. Louis, 13 children died of tetanus-contaminated diphtheria antitoxin
In 1901, diphtheria patients were routinely treated with antitoxin derived from the blood serumof horses. After 13 children…
The H. K. Mulford Company became the first commercial producer of diphtheria antitoxin in the U.S.
In 1895, the H. K. Mulford Company, founded in Philadelphia, became the first commercial producer of diphtheria antitoxin…
The British government passed the Vaccination Act of 1840
In 1840, the British government passed the Vaccination Act of 1840, an act that provided free vaccinations for…
Benjamin Waterhouse conducted first small pox vaccination in the US
In 1801, Benjamin Waterhouse, a professor at the Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University, conducted the first small…
Benjamin Waterhouse introduced into the U.S. the technique of smallpox vaccination
In 1800, Benjamin Waterhouse introduced into the U.S. the technique of smallpox vaccination discovered in England by Dr….
Edward Jenner published his work on the development of a vaccination
In 1798, Edward Jenner published his work on the development of a vaccination that would protect against smallpox….
English scientist and physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year old James Phipps against smallpox
On May 14, 1796, English scientist and physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year old James Phipps with the world’s…
George Washington mandated Smallpox inoculation for all Continental soldiers
In 1777, George Washington mandated inoculation for all Continental soldiers against smallpox which had impacted the Continental Army…
New York City Council established a quarantine anchorage off Bedloe’s Island
In 1738, the New York City Council established a quarantine anchorage off Bedloe’s Island, now home to the…
Dr. Zabdiel Boylston inoculated his son against smallpox
On Jun. 26, 1721, smallpox broke out in Boston, threatening to devastate the City. Zabdiel Boylston Adams, a…
Variolation was introduced to Great Britain
In 1721, variolation was introduced to Great Britain. In 1840, the British government passed the Vaccination Act that…
A Massachusetts statute quarantined victims of the plague, smallpox and other infectious diseases
In 1697, a Massachusetts statute stipulated that all individuals suffering from plague, smallpox, and other infectious diseases must…