Sabin Vaccine Institute Joins Coalition Dedicated to Preventing Future Epidemics

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Geneva, Switzerland – November 18, 2016 – Today, the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) begins its formal membership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), as global health leaders gather in Geneva, Switzerland for the first meeting of CEPI’s Joint Coordination Group (JCG).

Pope Francis, Sabin President Discuss Goals of the Catholic Church during Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Vatican City – November 10, 2016 –Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) and director of the Sabin Product Development Partnership (Sabin PDP), today will help kick off the first-ever Vatican conference on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and rare diseases with a keynote address.

In Memoriam: Heloisa Sabin

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 17, 2016 – The Sabin Vaccine Institute joins a global community of friends, partners and global health advocates in celebrating the life of Heloisa Sabin (née Dunshee de Abranches), who passed away October 12 at the age of 98. Wife of the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, who developed the oral live virus polio vaccine, Heloisa Sabin shared her late husband’s dedication to the elimination of needless human suffering and poverty.

The International Association of Immunization Managers Holds Inaugural Joint Regional Meeting in Beijing

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Beijing, China — September 22, 2016 — The International Association of Immunization Managers (IAIM), based at the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin), today began its first-ever regional meeting for members from Asia and the Pacific in Beijing, China.

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