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In 1796, an English doctor named Edward Jenner performed the world's first vaccination.
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This regulated vaccine and antitoxin producers and required both licensing and inspections of manufacturers.
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President John F. Kennedy signed the the Vaccination Assistance Act into law. It allowed the CDC to support mass immunization campaigns and to initiate maintenance programs.
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The grants, authorized under section 317 of the Public Health Service Act, were made to states to provide funds to purchase vaccines and to support basic functions of an immunization program
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The Vaccines for Children Program was established after passage of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Federally-purchased vaccines under this program were made available to children from birth through 18 years of age.
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A combined hepatitis A inactivated and hepatitis B (recombinant) vaccine (Twinrix by SmithKline Beecham) was licensed.
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The first nasally administered influenza vaccine (FluMist by MedImmune) was licensed
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Vaccinations have been created to help prevent the spread of the recent COVID-19 outbreak