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The Sabin Vaccine Institute presented the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal to physician-researchers Keith Paul Klugman and Shabir Ahmed Madhi, and its Rising Star award to infectious diseases epidemiologist Nicole Elaine Basta at a ceremony in the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington D.C.
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The National Academy of Sciences building.
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Keith P. Klugman receives the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal.
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Shabir A. Madhi receives the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal.
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Nicole E. Basta receives the Rising Star Award.
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Nginache Nampota-Nkomba is recognized in person after receiving the Rising Star Award in 2021.
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Awardees attend the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Ceremony.
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Madhi accepts the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal.
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Klugman accepts the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal.
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Basta accepts the Rising Star Award.
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From left to right, Keith Klugman, Nicole Basta, and Shabir Madhi.
Awarded annually, the Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal and Rising Star Award honors individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to immunization and global health. These awards commemorate the legacy of the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, who discovered the oral polio vaccine and dedicated his life to ensuring everyone in the world had access to vaccines.
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