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The first Wisconsin vaccination law is created, requiring polio, DTP and measles vaccines for children entering Kindergarten and daycare centers.
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The now-retracted Andrew Wakefield paper, associating immunizations with the emergence of Autism cases is released sparking an anti-vaccination movement.
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The current meningitis vaccine is released.
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UW-Madison requires students living in residence halls to report whether or not they have had the Hepatitis B and Meningitis vaccines. However, there are still no college-level requirements for vaccines, only recommendations.
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The first HPV vaccination is released.
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UW-Madison senior dies from case of meningitis.
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By 2014, meningitis cases drop from 1 in 100,000 to 1 in 400,000 in the US in the past ten years alone. Cases at UW specifically drop from about one case a year, to one case every other year or less.
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There are 25 reported cases of mumps at UW-Madison, during a well-known Midwest outbreak of the disease.
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By 2015, about 10 years after the release of the HPV vaccination, there is a 70% decrease of HPV symptoms at UHS. UHS reported students' symptoms about once a day, and now only find symptoms around once a month.
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By 1988, mumps and rubella vaccines are required for grades K-12.
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Year that children of the anti-vaccination movement will begin to enter college, creating a larger issue and lower predicted rates of vaccinations among students.
