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Vaccination timeline table from 1796 to present
Updated 16 July 2019
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| Year | Vaccine |
|---|---|
| 1796 | Development of first smallpox vaccine |
| 1885 | Pasteur creates the first live attenuated viral vaccine (rabies) |
| 1909 | Calmette and Guerin create BCG, first live attenuated bacterial vaccine for humans |
| 1942 | Diphtheria |
| 1950 | BCG |
| 1956 | Inactivated polio |
| 1957 | Pertussis |
| 1961 | Tetanus |
| 1962 | Live oral polio |
| 1968 | Measles |
| 1970 | Rubella |
| 1988 | MMR |
| 1992 | Hib conjugate |
| 1994 | Adolescent tetanus and diphtheria |
| 1999 | Meningococcal C conjugate |
| 2000 | Seasonal influenza over 65s |
| 2001 | Preschool acellular pertussis |
| 2004 | Inactivated polio (DTaP/IPV/Hib or DTaP/IPV or Td/IPV) |
| 2004 | Pneumococcal polysaccharide (PPV) |
| 2006 | Combined Hib/MenC |
| 2006 | Pneumococcal conjugate PCV7 |
| 2008 | Human papillomavirus (HPV) for teenage girls |
| 2009 | Pandemic Influenza |
| 2010 | Pneumococcal conjugate PCV13 |
| 2010 | Maternal Influenza |
| 2012 | Maternal Pertussis |
| 2013 | Children’s Influenza |
| 2013 | Rotavirus |
| 2013 | Shingles |
| 2015 | Meningococcal B |
| 2015 | Meningococcal ACWY |
| 2017 | Hexavalent (DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB) |
| 2019 | Human papillomavirus (HPV) Universal Programme |