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Originally Posted by Cheese
Um ya..the 1950s are the Boomer years! No more measles, mumps or whooping cough either thanks to the Boomers....but wait is that a Gen Yer suggesting vaccines are bad? Yup.  |
Polio vaccines developed by Jonas Salk (b.1914) and Albert Sabin (b.1906). Routine vaccinations started 1955 (Salk) and 1961 (Sabin).
Measles vaccine (Edmonston strain) was isolated and perfected by John Enders (B.1897). Vaccinations began in early 1960s.
Mumps vaccine was originally developed in the late 1940s.
MMR vaccine developed in 1971 by Maurice Hilleman (b. 1919).
Pertussis vaccine (part of the DTP) made up of killed B. pertussis bacteria was developed in the 1930s. The acellular version was developed in the 1980s.
Smallpox vaccine was originally discovered by Edward Jenner in the 1800s. The "modern" vaccine was developed by Leslie Collier in the 1950s.
I suppose I'm a Gen Xer but let's be honest here about who developed vaccines. Boomers and Xers have improved the safety and efficacy of the vaccines, but neither of us invented the ones you're talking about.