AdvertisementMeasles Resurgence Tied To Parents' Vaccine FearsApril 05, 2010Richard KnoxfacebookEmailA technician stores trays of cell tissue in an incubator at the virus laboratories of Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc., in 1963. Widespread use of the measles vaccine in the U.S. began in the late 1960s and led to the near-eradication of the illness in the country.