Sabin Vaccine Institute

Today and every day, we are thankful for our Sabin staff and partners. We appreciate all you do to help us support Dr. Sabin's legacy and his mission to expand vaccine access to everyone, everywhere. ✨

🌟 The Sabin Rising Star Award honors an early or mid-career professional under 40 years old whose work shows tremendous promise to advance immunization for the next generation.

Does someone you know come to mind? Nominate by November 30 ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4qk2k5l

🏅 Don’t miss your chance to give the honor of a lifetime! Nominations for the 2026 Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star Award close November 30.

Details & nomination form ⤵️
https://bit.ly/4qk2k5l

This week in Senegal 🌍 The Hexavalent Early Adopters Workshop, where Sabin & partners have welcomed delegates for three days of conversation on the hexavalent vaccine switch.

More on the project ⤵️
https://www.sabin.org/resources/six-in-one-how-sabin-is-supporting-hexavalent-vaccine-adoption/

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

📣 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/

Nominate a deserving public health trailblazer for the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal or Rising Star Award today.

More details: https://bit.ly/3Wfer64

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/

📣 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/

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

📣 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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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/

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

20 Years of Rotavirus Vaccines: Q&A with Dr. Michelle Groome Explore the impacts of Rotavirus on children’s health and how vaccination can protect against severe illness.

The Roger Glass lecture delivered by renowned rotavirus expert Dr. George Armah of the University of Ghana, and a tribute to rotavirus research trailblazers over the past 20 years.

Learn more from #rotavirus expert Dr. Michelle Groome: bit.ly/4gY8NyK

Presentations included updates on rotavirus research from countries such as South Africa, India, Malawi, Ghana, and Kenya.

Attendees heard from those exploring exciting new frontiers in preventing the leading cause of severe gastroenteritis in children younger than 5 years of age, including explorations of ways to improve access and effectiveness for rotavirus vaccines.

Progress and potential took center stage at the 15th International Rotavirus Symposium that drew to a close today in Cape Town, South Africa. 🧵

#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

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/

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

“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

Great program from our #GlobalHPVConsortium partner!

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

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!

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/