Our namesake, Dr. Albert B. Sabin, developed the first oral polio vaccine and dedicated his life to expanding vaccine access to everyone, everywhere. We are proud to further his legacy through our work developing vaccines and ensuring we know how to best put them to use. 💪 #VaccinesWork

Happy holidays from all of us here at Sabin. We are grateful for another year of successful collaborations, strong local and global partnerships, and vaccine research and development. ✨ Here's to making 2026 another year full of progress as we work to expand vaccine access to everyone, everywhere.

#Flu season is here and hitting people harder than usual, doctors say. “It’s the unvaccinated children that we’re seeing in the hospital.” Reporting from NBC News ⤵️ https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/flu-season-rise-virus-symptoms-kids-vaccine-protection-what-know-rcna250481

OHT’s Dr. Oluoma Agiri co-authored a blog based on the @sabinvaccine.bsky.social webinar, “The Role of Immunization in Fighting #AntimicrobialResistance.” The piece highlights how #Vaccines remain an essential, yet underused tool in reducing #AMR burden. Read here: www.sabin.org/resources/va...

🌍 Subscribe to the Sabin Vaccine Wire newsletter for updates on our R&D efforts, innovative strategies from our global immunization partners, in-depth interviews with experts, disease FAQs, and more along the vaccines-to-vaccinations spectrum. 🔗: https://www.sabin.org/newsletters

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#WorldHealthSummitto 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

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/

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

#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#Cholera⤵️ https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/09/03/g-s1-86671/cholera-diarrhea-disease-africa

Vaccines have saved more than 150M lives over the past 50 years — that's 6 lives every minute — at a relatively low cost. Learn how #VaccinesWork and why they remain a critical tool to protect you from dangerous diseases. https://www.sabin.org/resources/how-vaccines-protect-you-and-your-loved-ones/

Happy birthday to our namesake! 🥳 After developing the oral polio vaccine, Dr. Albert Sabin chose not to patent it in the hopes it could remain affordable and have the widest reach possible. 🔗 Learn more about Dr. Sabin: https://www.sabin.org/about/our-history/dr-albert-b-sabin/

This month in #Ethiopia, a campaign to vaccinate against #measles reached 18.5 million children under the age of 5. ⤵️ www.afro.who.int/cou... More on measles, and why protection from the disease is so essential. ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4mNzzez

Celebrate 20 years of the rotavirus vaccine at the 15th International Rotavirus Symposium! 📍 Where? Cape Town, South Africa ⏰ When? September 30 – October 2, 2025 More details ⤵ https://www.eventsforce.net/sabin/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=17391&ef_sel_menu=307&eventID=47

#Malaria is transmitted through the bites from infected Anopheles mosquitoes and can also be spread via blood transfusions or contaminated needles.

Next week! 📣 Our Vaccination Acceptance Research Network hosts "Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Vaccination Services and Access." 📆 Thursday, August 28 ⏰ 7:00 a.m. ET 🔗Details & Registration: https://boostcommunity.org/news/1304266

Millions of children around the world still miss out on life-saving vaccines. Who are these zero-dose children — and how can we ensure they are reached?

#Malaria, if not treated within 24 hours of fever onset, can lead to severe complications or death.  What to know this #WorldMosquitoDay ⤵️ https://www.sabin.org/our-impact/disease-focus-areas/malaria/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic+social&utm_content=infographic_malaria+FAQ

People in some U.S. states are more likely to be diagnosed with #HPV-related cancers than in others — potentially stemming from a lack of awareness of the true risk of the virus and the availability of a vaccine. Reporting from @Newsweek ⤵️

A new flu vaccine option allows you to administer a nasal spray to yourself in the comfort of your own home — an exciting new development for doctors, public health experts, and folks who might want to skip an injection. Reporting from @TIME ⤵️

“A scientist who is also a human being cannot rest while knowledge which might be used to reduce suffering rests on the shelf.” — Dr. Albert B. Sabin Learn more about our namesake ⤵️

"Developing products into clinical candidates and licensed products requires meticulous coordination with internal teams, development partners, and regulatory agencies. Building and nurturing these relationships can be challenging but fiercely rewarding." 🔗 https://bit.ly/3U6EnQf

Getting vaccines via... dental floss? 🦷 Researchers say the newly tested technique stimulates the production of antibodies in mucosal surfaces, such as the lining of the nose and lungs. Read more about how your teeth could be the next frontier in immunization ⤵️ news.ncsu.edu/2025/0...

"What is unique is that now this highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is in wild waterfowl, and so the virus is transmitted from wild waterfowl and migratory birds to poultry, and then chickens and turkeys get infected and die."

"What is unique is that now this highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is in wild waterfowl, and so the virus is transmitted from wild waterfowl and migratory birds to poultry, and then chickens and turkeys get infected and die." 🔗www.nejm.org/doi/ful...

🎥 Streaming now — the latest episode of Getting to Zero, our discussion series in which global health professionals share what it will take to get to zero deaths from vaccine-preventable diseases. 1/3