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For centuries, humans have looked for ways to protect each other against deadly diseases. From experiments and taking chances to a global vaccine roll-out in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, immunization has a long history.
- History of The Influenza Vaccine
We know now that influenza, or flu, is caused by a virus –...
- History of The Smallpox Vaccine
The vaccine was soon in use on other continents, where...
- History of the Polio Vaccine
With the Salk vaccine in wide use by the late 1950s, United...
- The Measles Vaccine
In 1971 Hilleman combined the recently developed vaccines...
- Prioritize Vaccination
Vaccine equity is not just a moral imperative, it is a...
- Yellow Fever
Yellow fever is prevented by a vaccine, which is safe and...
- Immunization Coverage
Coverage of a third dose of vaccine protecting against...
- History of The Influenza Vaccine
This is a timeline of the development of prophylactic human vaccines. Early vaccines may be listed by the first year of development or testing, but later entries usually show the year the vaccine finished trials and became available on the market.
The history of vaccines begins before the first vaccine, with an immunizing procedure called "inoculation" by some and "variolation" by others. According to researchers, inoculation with materials from smallpox lesions to trigger immunity against smallpox dates back to antiquity in China.
Vaccines have been in use for over 200 years, since the first ever vaccine was developed to protect against smallpox, a disease that killed up to half of all those infected and that took a major toll on human civilisation, in 1796.
2 paź 2024 · Vaccine History Timeline. Not long ago we celebrated the 225th anniversary of Edward Jenner’s first smallpox vaccination in 1796. The development of vaccines continued at a fairly slow rate until the last several decades when new scientific discoveries and technologies led to rapid advances in virology, molecular biology, and vaccinology.
3 paź 2011 · This brief history shows that since the middle of the twentieth century, or even before, successful vaccine development has been based on an understanding of which immunological response is ...
History of Vaccination. Intense bombardments, mass displacements and lack of access in northern Gaza force the postponement of polio vaccination campaign. Patients transferred, critical supplies denied as high-risk, on WHO-led joint mission in northern Gaza amid intense hostilities.
