Year | Vaccine Licensure | Legislation and/or Policy Statements | IOM Reports on Vaccine Safety |
1955 | Inactivated poliomyelitis vaccine (IPV) available |
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1963 | Oral poliomyelitis vaccine (OPV) available, replaces IPV Measles vaccine available |
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1967 | Mumps vaccine available |
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1969 | Rubella vaccine available |
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1971 | Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine available |
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1977 |
| Mumps vaccination recommended | Evaluation of Poliomyelitis Vaccines |
1979 | Current formulation of rubella vaccine available, replaces earlier versions |
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1982 | Plasma-derived hepatitis B vaccine available |
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Year | Vaccine Licensure | Legislation and/or Policy Statements | IOM Reports on Vaccine Safety |
1985 | Hib vaccine licensed for children >15 months |
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1986 |
| Congress passes P.L. 99-660, the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (introduced in 1984) calls for:
IOM review of (1) pertussis and rubella, (2) routine child vaccines |
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1988 |
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| Evaluation of Poliomyelitis Vaccine Policy Options |
1990 | Two Hib conjugate vaccines licensed for use beginning at 2 months |
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1991 | Acellular pertussis component licensed for the 4th and 5th doses of the 5-part DTP series in ACEL-IMUNE | Hepatitis B recommended by ACIP for addition to childhood immunization schedule ACIP recommends Hib be added to childhood immunization schedule | Adverse Effects of Pertussis and Rubella Vaccines |
1992 | Acellular pertussis component licensed for the 4th and 5th doses of the 5-part DTP series in Tripedia | Hepatitis B vaccine: Added universal vaccination for all infants, high-risk adolescents (e.g., IV drug users, persons with multiple sex partners) |
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1993 | Combined DTP and Hib vaccine (Tetramune) licensed |
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Year | Vaccine Licensure | Legislation and/or Policy Statements | IOM Reports on Vaccine Safety |
1994 |
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| Adverse Events Associated with Childhood Vaccines: Evidence Bearing on Causality DPT and Chronic Nervous System Dysfunction: A New Analysis |
1995 | Varicella virus vaccine available (Varivax) |
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1996 | DTaP vaccine licensed for first three doses given in infancy (Tripedia and ACEL-IMUNE were previously licensed for only the 4th and 5th doses). | ACIP recommends using IPV for the first 2 polio vaccinations, followed by OPV for remaining doses. Intended to be a transitional schedule for 3–5 years until an all-IPV series is available ACIP recommends children 12 months to 12 years receive Varicella vaccine | Options for Poliomyelitis Vaccinations in the United States: Workshop Summary |
1997 | Additional DTaP vaccine (Infanrix) licensed for first 4 doses of 5-part series | ACIP recommends DTaP in place of DTP | Vaccine Safety Forum: Summary of Two Workshops Risk Communication and Vaccination: Workshop Summary |
1998 | Additional DTaP vaccine (Certiva) licensed for first 4 doses of 5-part series | ACIP updates MMR recommendation, encouraging use of the combined MMR vaccine |
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Year | Vaccine Licensure | Legislation and/or Policy Statements | IOM Reports on Vaccine Safety |
1999 |
| ACIP updates varicella vaccine recommendation, requiring immunity for child care and school entry ACIP recommends an all-IPV schedule to begin January 2000 to prevent cases of vaccine-associated paralytic polio AAP and PHS recommend removal of thimerosal from vaccines Also recommended postponement of hepatitis B vaccine from birth to 2-6 months for infants of hepatitis B surface antigen-negative mothers |
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| Additional supply of thimerosal-free hepatitis B vaccine made available | MMWR notifies readers of the availability of a thimerosal-free hepatitis B vaccine, enabling the resumption of the birth dose |
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2000 | Pneumococcal vaccine for infants and young children licensed (Prevnar) | ACIP recommends pneumococcal vaccination for all children 2-23 months, and at-risk children 24-59 months (e.g., immunocompromised) |
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2001 |
| October: ACIP drafts statement expressing a preference for use of thimerosal-free DTaP, Hib, and Hep B vaccines by March 2002 | Immunization Safety Review: Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism Immunization Safety Review: Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
Year | Vaccine Licensure | Legislation and/or Policy Statements | IOM Reports on Vaccine Safety |
2002 |
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| Immunization Safety Review: Multiple Immunizations and Immune Dysfunction Immunization Safety Review: Hepatitis B Vaccine and Demyelinating Neurological Disorders Immunization Safety Review: SV40 Contamination of Polio Vaccine and Cancer |
2003 | Live attenuated intranasal influenza vaccine approved for use in the United States in healthy individuals aged 5-49 years old (FluMist) | ACIP recommends that children 6 to 23 months of age be vaccinated annually against influenza beginning in the 2004-2005 influenza season | Immunization Safety Review: Hepatitis B Vaccine and Demyelinating Neurological Disorders Immunization Safety Review: SV40 Contamination of Polio Vaccine and Cancer Immunization Safety Review: Vaccinations and Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy |
2004 |
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| Immunization Safety Review: Influenza Vaccines and Neurological Complications |