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Awards
William H. Foege, MD, MPH, receives 2006 Sabin Gold Medal for vaccine development
May 10th, 2006
The Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute (SVI) will award the 2006 Sabin Gold Medal to global health expert and epidemiologist William H. Foege, MD, MPH. Foege has for more than 30 years been a champion of immunization programs for children around the world and was cofounder and executive director of the Atlanta, Georgia-based Task Force for Child Survival and Development. Foege is the 14th recipient of the Sabin Gold Medal, awarded annually by the SVI to recognize extraordinary accomplishments of those who make vaccine discoveries or employ vaccines to combat vaccine-preventable diseases. The medal commemorates the legacy of the late Dr. Sabin, who in...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2006-05-10)
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