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The first vaccine is introduced
The first vaccine was made for measles in 1963. Before a vaccine was developed in 1963, the majority of kids had the measles by the time they were 15 years old. According to estimates, 3 to 4 million Americans contract the disease annually. Measles became a national illness in the US in 1912, necessitating the reporting of all cases by US healthcare professionals and labs. During the first ten years of reporting, 6,000 people died on an annual average.