Immunizations By dgilberts89 Dec 7, 1798 Vaccine for Smallpox was made This was the first vaccine ever made. Dec 7, 1885 First vaccine for rabies Dec 7, 1908 First county health departments in the US were formed. Dec 7, 1927 Tetanus Vaccine Dec 7, 1944 Vaccines for Children program is established. VFC provided access to free vaccines for eligable children at the place of their source of care. Dec 7, 1952 The worst recorded polio epedemic in the US with 57,628 reported cases. Apr 12, 1955 The first polio vaccine was licensed Dec 7, 1963 The first measles vaccine licensed. Dec 7, 1967 Mumps vaccine is licensed. Oct 26, 1977 The last case of smallpox Dec 7, 1980 Smallpox is elimnated from the world Dec 7, 2000 Measles declared no longer an endemic in the US
