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      • Safe For People of Color?
      • What is mRNA?
      • Can I Stop Wearing Mask?
      • Other Vaccine FAQ
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      • Vaccine Development
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OVER THREE CENTURIES, VACCINATIONS HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING THE WORLD'S WORST DISEASES

history of vaccines

Timeline

The progression of vaccine usage and development

Edward Jenner injects cowpox into a person and prevents smallpox infection

1796

Massachusetts is first state to encourage smallpox vaccine

1802

Massachusetts passes first US law to mandate vaccines for schoolchildren

1855

First successful rabies vaccination

1885

Drop in Indiana vaccination rates leads to smallpox outbreak and quarantine

1893

Polio epidemic in the US

1916

First flu vaccine in US

1945

Salk's polio vaccine announced to be 80-90% effective against polio

1955

Smallpox declared eradicated due to successful vaccination campaigns

1980

99% reduction in polio cases

2000

HPV vaccine licensed in US to protect against cancer-causing HPV

2006

Measles certified to be eliminated from US

2016

Measles cases on the rise as fewer people are vaccinating

2019

Ongoing testing to develop COVID-19 vaccine

2020

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