Maurice Hilleman's Life

Maurice Hilleman Makes Japanese Encephilatis Vaccine

Maurice Hilleman Born in Miles City, Montana

Graduates From Montana State University

Graduates from University of Chicago

Creates First Flu vaccine, distributes 40 million doses and saves millions of lives from flu epidemic, awarded distinguished service medal

Hired by Merck

Rubella vaccine approved

Hilleman Creates M.M.R. vaccine (Measles, mumps, rubella)

Mumps vaccine created

Maurice Hilleman improves measles vaccine created by John Enders

Hepattitis B vaccine created

Maurice Hilleman dies at the age of 85

Hilleman edits M.M.R. vaccine to include Stanley Plotkin's rubella vaccine

Lancet article by Andrew Wakefield about connection between autism and vaccines is published

Awarded the national medal of science from President Ronald Reagan