Vaccination in America Quiz: Can You Track the History?

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Vaccination in America Quiz: Can You Track the History?

Vaccines have been the most powerful tool of American medicine. Eradication of smallpox, vaccines against polio, child immunisation schedules, and introduction of vaccines against COVID-19 have all characterised generations of health. Vaccines have also generated controversies around safety, mandates, and individual freedom. Understanding of history provides insight as to why America balances science, politics, and public trust in healthcare. This quiz will test your memory of pivotal landmarks of vaccines, leading public campaigns of health, and controversies that characterised immunisation in America.

Which government agency ensures vaccine safety in the United States?

  • World Health Organization

  • National Institutes of Health

  • Food and Drug Administration

  • Centers for Disease Control

Which state was the first to mandate vaccination?

  • New York state law

  • Massachusetts state law

  • California state law

  • Texas state law

Who developed the oral polio vaccine?

  • Jonas Salk

  • Edward Jenner

  • Albert Sabin

  • Louis Pasteur

When was the CDC vaccine schedule released?

  • 1980

  • 1965

  • 1995

  • 2000

Who developed the polio vaccine?

  • Edward Jenner

  • Albert Sabin

  • Jonas Salk

  • Louis Pasteur

In which year was the influenza vaccine first used in the United States?

  • 1950

  • 1930

  • 1960

  • 1945

Who introduced the smallpox vaccine?

  • Louis Pasteur

  • Edward Jenner

  • Jonas Salk

  • Albert Sabin

In which year was the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella vaccine introduced?

  • 1963

  • 1971

  • 1980

  • 1990

In which year was the vaccination law passed in the United States?

  • 1905

  • 1920

  • 1962

  • 1946

Which was the first vaccine used in the United States?

  • Measles vaccine

  • Smallpox vaccine

  • Polio vaccine

  • Influenza vaccine

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