When was immunisation invented

February - Rubella vaccine introduced. Smallpox vaccination ceased. July - Mumps vaccine introduced. February - Measles—mumps vaccine introduced March - Hepatitis B vaccine plasma-containing product introduced. Combined diphtheria—tetanus vaccine superseded by DTP vaccine as the 4th booster dose, introducing the first pertussis-containing vaccine booster at 18 months of age.

June - Measles-mumps-rubella MMR vaccine introduced. May - Haemophilus influenzae type b Hib vaccine introduced catch-up vaccine for children aged 18 months to under 5 years. MMR vaccine introduced for males and females in Year 6 of primary school. Combined diphtheria—tetanus vaccine superseded by DTP vaccine as the 5th booster dose, introducing the 2nd pertussis-containing vaccine booster at 18 months of age. January Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine introduced at 12 months of age 1—19 years meningococcal C conjugate vaccination program until September month dose of DTPa ceased.

Expanded medical risk group for childhood pneumococcal vaccine under 5 years of age. January Hepatitis B vaccine program expanded for additional at-risk groups; eligibility now includes: household contacts and sexual partners of people living with hepatitis B people who inject drugs or are on opioid substitution therapy people living with Hepatitis C men who have sex with men people living with HIV prisoners and remandees.

This requires all children to be fully vaccinated or have commenced a recognised vaccine catch-up schedule or have a medical exemption for some vaccines, in order to confirm enrolment in childcare or kindergarten in Victoria March Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis whooping cough booster introduced at 18 months of age.

November Herpes Zoster vaccine introduced at 70 years of age. January Hepatitis B vaccine introduced, on the State funded vaccine program, for all non immune Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. June Meningococcal A,C,W,Y secondary school vaccine program for adolescents in Years 10, 11 and 12 or aged 15 to 19 years. Victorian government funded and time-limited, ceases 31 December August Tetanus-diphtheria vaccine supply ceased for year olds.

The program launched 11 December and ends 31 December Varicella vaccine program for Year 7 secondary school students or age equivalent in the community ceased 31 December. The program started 22 January and ends 31 December A few of the entries have been left out in order to provide a broad overview. Caught: Measles Virus. Thomas Peebles collected blood from sick students at a private school outside of Boston in an attempt to isolate the measles virus.

Eventually he succeeded, and the collected virus would be isolated and used to create a series of vaccines. Contagious Nature of Polio Discovered. In , Swedish physician Ivar Wickman suggested that that polio was a contagious disease that could be spread from person to person.

Did You Know? Then, if the person ever encounters the real and dangerous virus, the body is ready to prevent it from harming any cells. An Idea in Search of a Method If everyone in a room suddenly became exposed to the same disease in the same way at the same time, everyone would not be equally affected.

It has been recognized for centuries that some diseases never reinfect a person after recovery. Smallpox was the first disease people tried to prevent by intentionally inoculating themselves with infected matter.

Inoculation originated in India or China some time before BC. The concept of immunization , or how to artificially induce the body to resist infection , received a big boost in , when physician Edward Jenner inoculated a young boy in England and successfully prevented him from getting smallpox.