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Extending the benefits of immunization to all people, everywhere.
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The Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal celebrates an individual or team of individuals who has made extraordinary contributions in the field of immunization or vaccinology.

Does someone you know fit that description? Nominate them today.

🏅: https://bit.ly/4qk2k5l
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
📣 TODAY is the deadline to submit an abstract for consideration for the 14th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses.

Find more details and submit your work for consideration ⤵️
https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/call-for-abstracts-2/
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Nominate a deserving public health trailblazer for the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal or Rising Star Award today.

More details: https://bit.ly/3Wfer64
October 30, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Only a few days left to submit abstracts for the 14th International Conference on #Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses!

Submit your work for consideration by this Friday, October 31 ⤵️
https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/call-for-abstracts-2/
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
📣 The deadline to submit abstracts for the 14th International Conference on Typhoid and Other Invasive Salmonelloses has been extended to this Friday, October 31.

Find more details and submit your work for consideration ⤵️
https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/call-for-abstracts-2/
October 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This Friday at #IPVC2025, Dr. Noreen Zafar will be on a #GlobalHPVConsortium panel on storytelling in advocacy and patient engagement. Hear why she is hopeful that cervical cancer can be eliminated in #Pakistan, despite the long road ahead.

🔗 https://bit.ly/3L5ZwZl

📸 Photo: WHO Pakistan/Hamid Inam
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
📣 Today! 2024 Sabin Gold Medal winner Dr. Shabir Madhi joins host Dr. Nginache Nampota-Nkomba for our Getting to Zero discussion series to share his thoughts on “an exponential explosion” of vaccine researchers in Africa.

📽️ Premiering at 12 p.m. ET: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvY6bS_JtoE
October 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The #GlobalHPVConsortium is excited to be hosting a panel at the International Papillomavirus Society Conference this Friday in Bangkok!

Join us at 8 a.m. (GMT+7) for this important #IPVS2025 session session!
October 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Dr. Shabir Madhi is at the epicenter of an "explosion" of vaccine research in Africa.

On Thursday he joins us to discuss what he describes as "a success story over the past decade in vaccine uptake" on the continent.

Tune in October 23 at 12 p.m. ET

➡️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvY6bS_JtoE
October 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Take a look at some of the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal recipients from recent years, and nominate a global health trailblazer today.

🏅: https://sabinawards.secure-platform.com/site/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic+social&utm_content=gm+winner+carousel_nominations+portal
October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
At the #WorldHealthSummit last week, Sabin CEO Amy Finan and Whittney Tom met with experts including @gavi.org board chair-elect @helenclarknz.bsky.social to talk pandemic preparedness, the importance of cross-sector collaboration, and what's ahead for the future of vaccination.
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Per Dr. Shabir Madhi, Africa is "a success story over the past decade in vaccine uptake." Learn how African governments can capitalize on this research on the next Getting to Zero episode with host Dr. Nginache Nampota-Nkomba.

October 23 at 12 p.m. ET
🎥: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvY6bS_JtoE
October 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Our Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star Award honor individuals who have dedicated their careers to saving lives.

Help us recognize vaccine heroes! Submit a nomination today:
https://sabinawards.secure-platform.com/site/
October 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As the regional health adviser for @UNICEF’s Eastern & Southern Africa region, Dr. Paul Ngwakum has ideas for reaching children and families who have missed routine vaccinations.

Watch Getting to Zero for his conversation with Dr. Sangwe Clovis.

🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkegyNzE2Ds&t=1s
October 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Progress and potential took center stage at the 15th International Rotavirus Symposium that drew to a close today in Cape Town, South Africa. 🧵
October 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
#Measles is a highly contagious, life-threatening disease — and though #VaccinesWork to prevent infection, numbers are on the rise, particularly among unvaccinated individuals.

Learn more ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4nukEqF
October 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Nominations for our 2026 Gold Medal and Rising Star Award are open!

We are seeking to honor an individual or team who has made outstanding contributions to vaccinology or a complementary field. Know anyone?

Head to our portal to make a nomination: https://sabinawards.secure-platform.com/site/
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Mark your calendars!

Nominations for our 2026 Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star award open this Wednesday, October 1.

Learn more about our highest scientific honor and the criteria for consideration: https://bit.ly/46ZKxsl
September 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“This remarkable effort highlights the power of partnerships and preparedness in addressing urgent public health needs.” - Sabin CEO Amy Finan

One year on from the 2024 Marburg outbreak in Rwanda, a look at what it took to get shots in arms within 10 days: https://bit.ly/4gBmpzq
September 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great program from our #GlobalHPVConsortium partner!
September 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Our Vaccine Acceptance & Delivery Initiative is working with African NITAG and EPI members to gather insights and/or data from countries who have already made the transition from separate pentavalent and inactive poliovirus (IPV) vaccines to hexavalent vaccines.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4mxVmqr
September 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Great spotlight on the work of 2019 Sabin Gold Medal awardee Dr. Carol Baker to develop a maternal vaccine for Group B streptococcus, and trials conducted by 2024 awardee Dr. Shabir Madhi. www.science.org/content/arti...

Noms for our 2026 awards will open soon... get your submissions ready!
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of Pan American Health Organization, provides insight into the political, cultural, & financial challenges faced in the quest to eliminate #CervicalCancer.

https://www.sabin.org/resources/no-waiting-until-tomorrow-a-qa-with-paho-director-dr-jarbas-barbosa/
September 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
On the next Getting to Zero, Dr. Paul Ngwakum, regional health adviser for UNICEF's Eastern and Southern Africa region, discusses some of the best ways to reach kids & families who have missed routine vaccinations.

Tune in this Friday at 12 p.m. ET ⤵️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkegyNzE2Ds
September 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
#Cholera can kill someone in a matter of hours if they do not receive prompt medical care. Cases of the disease have nearly doubled in Africa in the last 3 years.

Reporting from @npr.org ⤵️
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/09/03/g-s1-86671/cholera-diarrhea-disease-africa
An ancient disease makes yet another comeback
Why cholera is striking in Africa. It's a disease that's easy to control with proper treatment. But without medical care, patients can perish quickly.
www.npr.org
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM