Important Milestones

Researchers proved that injection of peptide from a virus can induce the production of antibodies.

1796 - First vaccination. Jenner tests for smallpox resistance.

1883 - Vaccination for children against rabies

1892- Cholera vaccine

1913 - Toxoid, Antitoxin immunisation against diphtheria

1921 - BCG vaccine

1923 - Diphtheria Toxoid

1923 - Pertussis vaccine

1927 - Tetanus Toxoid

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1937 - Influenza vaccine

1937 - Yellow Fever vaccine

1949 - Mumps vaccine

1954 - Salk's Polio vaccine

1957 - Sabin's Oral Polio vaccine

1960 - Measles vaccine

1962 - Rubella vaccine

1968 - Type C Meningococcus vaccine

1970 - Researchers in Israel proved that injection of a peptide from a virus or disease can induce the production of antibodies that recognise the entire virus or disease

1971 - Type A Meningococcus vaccine

1980 - First commercial vaccine for Hepatitis B

1982 - First vaccine produced through genetic engineering (vaccines for diarrhoea in pigs)

1982 - First synthetic vaccine created at Institute Pasteur and at Weizmann Institute from diphtheria toxin.

(Source: Webhealthcentre.com)