| 1965 |
Introduction monovalent vaccine (MCV1) |
| Early 1980 |
Introduction of MMR (12-15 months of age) |
| 1983 |
Introduction of MMR into NIP |
| 1989-1990 |
Outbreak of 5,809 cases |
| 1993-1994 |
Outbreak of 9,386 cases |
| 1997 |
Recommendation of MCV2 by Korean Society of Pediatrics (4-6 yr of age) |
| 2000-2001 |
Outbreak of 52,897 cases |
| 2001-2006 |
Five-Year Measles Elimination Program |
| (1) Catch-up campaign (5.8 million) |
| (2) Keep-up program (School entrance, 0.5-0.7 million annually) |
| (3) Enhanced surveillance (Case-based & laboratory) |
| 2006 |
Declaration of measles elimination (< 1 case/million population) |
| 2006 |
Outbreak of 15 cases (Kindergarten) |
| 2007 |
Outbreak of 180 cases (Nosocomial transmission) |
| 2010 |
Outbreak of 93 cases (Junior high school) |
| 2011 |
Outbreak of 32 cases (Gyeongnam Province) |
| 2014 |
WHO verification of measles elimination |
| : 2008-2013; 0.93 cases/million population |
| : Average of 47.5 confirmed annual measles cases |
