WHO published “Recommendations on Vaccine Hesitancy” in special issue of the journalﾠ Vaccine
On Aug. 14, 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) published “Recommendations on Vaccine Hesitancy” in a special issue…
VGTI Florida announced plans to close research institute
On Aug. 14, 2015, The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) announced plans to close…
UNMC awarded $12 million grant by the Dept of HHS to establish and co-lead the nation’s National Ebola Training and Education Center
On Jul. 1, 2015, the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine, in collaboration with Emory University in Atlanta and Bellevue Hospital Center…
ACIP published recommendations for use of serogroup B meningococcal vaccines in people age ten years and older at increased risk
On Jun. 12, 2015, the Immunization Practices Advisory Committee (ACIP) published recommendations for use of serogroup B meningococcal…
American Medical Association adopted policyﾠthat supported ending non-medical vaccine exemptions
On Jun. 8, 2015, the American Medical Association adopted a new policyﾠthat recommended that states have in place…
Zika virus circulation was confirmed in Brazil
On May 15, 2015, Zika virus circulation was confirmed in Brazil, and the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Pan American Health Organization declared Rubella Eliminated in the Americas
On Apr. 29, 2015, the Pan American Health Organization ﾠdeclared that the Americas region has become the first…
CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of 9-valent HPV vaccine
On Mar. 27, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
CDC published ACIP recommendations for typhoid vaccination
On Mar. 27, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new Immunization Practices Advisory…
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FDA approved the Quadracelﾠ DTaP+IPV ﾠvaccine for use in children age 4-6 years
On Mar. 24, 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sanofi’s Quadracel, a newﾠcombinationﾠDTaP+IPVﾠ vaccine for…
The Human Vaccines Project was launched
On Feb. 17, 2015, the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) announced it had received a grant of US…
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CDC’s Health Alert Network issued health advisory about multi-state outbreak of measles linked to Disneyland
On Jan. 23, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health Alert Network issued a…
FDA approved the use of Bexsero, the second vaccine licensed in the U.S. to prevent serogroup B meningococcal disease
On Jan. 23, 2015, Novartis announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had granted accelerated approval of…
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The CDC responded to the West Africa Ebola outbreak
On Feb. 27, 2015, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responded to the West Africa…
FDA approved quadrivalent formulation of Fluzone Intradermal inactivated influenza vaccine
On Dec. 12, 2014, Sanofi Pasteur announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved the supplemental…
Whole-genome sequences of 16 different mosquito species published in Science
On Nov. 27, 2014, two papers were published in Science that announced the completion and preliminary analyses of…
Philanthropist Paul G Allen donated $100 million to fight Ebola
On Oct. 23, 2014, philanthropist Paul G. Allen donated $100 million to fight Ebola and called on the…
OHSU, partners Kineta, U of Washington, VGTI Florida awarded $10 million NIH contract to develop new vaccine adjuvants
On Oct. 20, 2014, Oregon Health & Science University’s Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute (OHSU) announced it was…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first Ebola case in Dallas, Texas
On Sept. 30, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that Eric Duncan, a Liberian national…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for use of PCV13 and PPSV23 vaccines in adults age 65 and older
On Sept. 19, 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention”s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)…
OHSU scientist awarded $25 million grant to further HIV vaccine research
On Sept. 3, 2014, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced it had been awarded a $25 million…
The CDC activated its Emergency Operations Center to respond to the largest Ebola outbreak in history
On Jul. 9, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center…
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CDC published ACIP’s recommendations for use of MenACWY-CRM vaccine in children age 2-23 months at increased risk for meningococcal disease
On Jun. 20, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
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WHO Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus in 2014 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
On May 5, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus a…
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CDC published ACIP recommendations for prevention and control ofﾠ Haemophilus influenzaeﾠ type b (Hib) ﾠdisease
On Feb. 28, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published Immunization Practices Advisory Committee…
The largest outbreak of Ebola occurred in West Africa
In 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that largest outbreak of Ebola in history had occurred, and…
The CDC initiated the Global Heath Security Agenda
On Aug. 1, 2014, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated the Global Heath Security…
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A 2-year-old boy in the Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with Ebola
On Dec. 26, 2013, a 2-year-old boy in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou fell ill with a…
CDC published guidance for HBV protection and postexposure management of healthcare personnel
On Dec. 20, 2013, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidance for HBV protection…
Merck recalled one batch of Gardasil, a human papillomavirus vaccine
On Dec. 16, 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was informed by Merck that the…