Sabin Vaccine Institute Signs CHANGE Letter; Rejecting White House Decision to Pull Funding from WHO

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the harmful and impulsive decision to withdraw funds from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) joins the Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) and more than 65 other non-governmental organizations and global health institutions in an official letter of solidarity to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO staff worldwide.

Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Boost Community Prepares Immunization Professionals to Lead During the COVID-19 Crisis

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WASHINGTON D.C. – Amid the evolving global challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic, immunization professionals must now grapple with deploying routine immunization services in a daunting and ever-shifting landscape. To strengthen immunization professionals’ ability to navigate the complex challenges of their work, Sabin launched the Boost Community (Boost), a global network dedicated to serving immunization professionals, supported by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Our Commitment to Anti-Racism

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In our strongest and most unified voice, the Sabin Vaccine Institute condemns racism. Dr. Albert Sabin was a great scientist, and importantly his work led him to fight for equality so that all children everywhere – regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender or socioeconomic status – received his lifesaving polio vaccine.

Amid COVID-19 Vaccine Race, Sabin Vaccine Institute and the Aspen Institute Release Report on Vaccine Hesitancy; A Call to Improve Vaccine Acceptance

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As the COVID-19 vaccine race accelerates, experts recognize that the challenge will not end with the development of a vaccine. The extraordinary effort to make a vaccine available across the globe will only be effective if the majority of people achieve immunity through vaccination.

BARDA Provides the Sabin Vaccine Institute with an Additional $20 Million for Further Development of Ebola Sudan and Marburg Vaccines

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WASHINGTON, D.C. and ROME, Italy, May 13, 2020 – The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) and its partner ReiThera Srl today announced that the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has exercised the first two options, valued at $20 million, under the 2019 contract to advance the development of vaccines against Ebola Sudan and Marburg viruses through Phase 2 clinical trials.

Coronavirus: A Vaccine, Then What? With Bill Nye

04.07.20

Below is an abridged version of the April 7, 2020, episode of the Science Rules! with Bill Nye podcast, Coronavirus Edition, featuring Dr.

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Sabin Vaccine Institute Names David Salisbury, Jeffrey P. Libson to Board of Trustees, Philip K. Russell Retires to Advisory Role

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) today announced that Professor David Salisbury and Jeffrey P. Libson have been named to the Board of Trustees and Retired Major General Philip K. Russell will transition from Trustee to Special Advisor after more than 25 years of service to the organization.

Sabin Vaccine Institute Receives $10M Grant to Raise Confidence in Vaccines

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WASHINGTON, D.C – The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) today announced it has received a three-year grant valued at $10.4 million to strengthen vaccine acceptance. In 2019, the World Health Organization identified vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate despite the availability of vaccines – as one of the top 10 threats to global health.

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