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

An affordable new diagnostic tool that delivers COVID-19 test results in under an hour could help boost pandemic preparedness in resource-poor regions, according to a team of researchers. https://bit.ly/3UEJyqw

“One of the most inspiring parts of the training was learning alongside teams from around the world. It reminded me that while our contexts may differ, our challenges and aspirations are similar. Hearing others’ strategies helped me refine our own..." https://bit.ly/4729Pqf

🪄 If you had a magic wand that could implement one tool to #TakeOnTyphoid, how would you use it? Hear what Dr. Matt Laurens, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Project Director of TyVAC, has to say.

#Flu vaccine averted up to 42% of US flu cases in 2022-23, despite lower uptake Vaccination also benefitted unvaccinated people, although not as much as for the vaccinated. www.cidrap.umn.edu/i...#Flu Photo: NHS Employers / Flickr cc

We are excited to announce that renowned global health expert Dr. Rebecca Martin is joining Sabin as President of Global Immunization effective July 21. 🧵 1/3

Per a new BMJ Global Health study, emergency vaccination programs rolled out in response to outbreaks of five infectious diseases (Ebola, measles, cholera, yellow fever, and meningitis) had the following results: 🧵

"We've hit this very stubborn glass ceiling, and breaking through that glass to protect more children against vaccine-preventable diseases is becoming more difficult." – Kate O'Brien, Sabin Gold Medal Winner and @WHO.int Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccine and Biologicals. 1/2

Dr. Rebecca Martin to lead Global Immunization at Sabin Vaccine Institute. Recognized for her leadership in developing & implementing immunization programs & strengthening health systems, Martin will become Sabin’s President of Global Immunization effective July 21. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4ePsFmA

📣 We're so excited that our 2021 Rising Star Award winner Nginache Nampota-Nkomba, is joining our discussion series, Getting to Zero, as a host for Season 2! She'll be talking to leading global health experts about what it will take to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases. 1/2

Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years, reaching 4.8 million in 2024 and putting the region further off track to reaching its elimination goal by 2030, a summit heard. via SciDev.Net ⤵️ https://bit.ly/4lGARb3

Along the dusty earth roads of Warawa community, the laughter of playing children punctuates the steady and determined strides of the three women who have taken the lead role at the frontline of Nigeria’s fight against polio. 📸 Photo Credit: Akem Nkwain 1/2

🌍 Join colleagues around the globe to celebrate 20 years of #rotavirus vaccines. Registration is open for the 2025 International Rotavirus Symposium! 📍 Where? Cape Town, South Africa ⏰ When? September 30 – October 2, 2025 More details ⤵ www.eventsforce.net/...

"If we’re going to really get effective control, we need people working in many disciplines. There are huge advantages in having scientists involved who know the community in which they are working." 1/3

Starting this Wednesday! 📣 Join us for a two-part webinar series that will share lessons learned from the recent #HPV vaccine campaign in Bangladesh, co-hosted by Sabin's Boost Community and #GlobalHPVConsortium in partnership with ideSHi, Upswell, and the Behavioral Insights Lab. 1/3

Get the facts on #mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) ⤵️ 🩺 Symptoms include an itchy or painful rash on hands, feet, chest, face, mouth, and/or genitals. Others may include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion, muscle aches, headaches, and respiratory symptoms. 1/4

#Measles is serious, and we all play a role in keeping communities safe. On Getting to Zero, Dr. Natasha Crowcroft explains why stopping measles requires high vaccination rates. 📽️ Watch & subscribe for more expert insights! ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q5_...

What's next for immunization in Africa? Integration and localization are two big themes at the WHO AFRO RITAG meeting this week. Sabin's own Kate Hopkins in Congo-Brazzaville to participate in these essential discussions. Hear her takeaways from day one ⬇️

Join our Boost Community this week📣 1️⃣ Wednesday, June 25 at 9 a.m. ET, the Boost Community Champion Live Engagement Series spotlight practical strategies, innovations, and real-world experiences from countries working to enhance the implementation of life-course immunization (LCI) in LMICs.

🦠 Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes over 1.2 million deaths annually, and that number is projected to rise to 10 million by 2050 if we don’t act.

🗞️ Newly published on Nature.com, this study investigated the factors associated with parental #HPV and #CervicalCancer awareness as well as parental HPV vaccine hesitancy in #Cameroon. Co-authored by Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, MD, MPH, MSc — one of the hosts of our discussion series, Getting to Zero ⤵️

"It's that idea of everybody coalescing around a shared goal — and then it can happen." Our conversation with Dr. Natasha Crowcroft of the Public Health Agency of Canada is live now! #VaccinesWork

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, take a look at how #ClimateChange and its impacts are affecting immunization efforts around the world.

“This amazing response was one of the best examples yet of how preparedness, practice and trust can pay huge, life-saving dividends when it comes to tackling real-life deadly disease outbreaks.” A look at the Rwanda Marburg outbreak response and what it took to get shots in arms within 10 days

Inactivated vaccines, mRNA vaccines, live-attenuated vaccines — different vaccine types protect you from disease in different ways. Learn why scientists choose one over another and how each of them work ⤵️ bit.ly/4km8s9I #VaccinesWork

💧 Scientists in #Uruguay have found genotypes of #HPV linked to #CervicalCancer in urban wastewater and believe it could help inform disease prevention efforts. Repost via @scidevnet.bsky.social ⤵️ bit.ly/3HjXtz1

📽️ Season 2 of our discussion series, Getting to Zero, is here! Join our three hosts, Sangwe Clovis Nchinjoh, Nginache Nampota-Nkomba, and Nicole E. Basta — all past recipients of the Sabin Rising Star Award — as they dive into essential conversations with public health and immunization experts.

"A child will stay ill for a long period of time and will be distressed and challenged to get enough oxygen into their lungs. They sound like they’re struggling to breathe. Parents will know that their child is not well."

Outbreaks of #Marburg virus disease are increasing, with two outbreaks occurring within the past six months in Africa. Marburg is a highly virulent filovirus like #Ebola and causes severe hemorrhagic fever. The average case fatality rate is 50%.