by Yuxuan Liu (NHS’23)
“Connection” is the word I would use to summarize the conversation with Dr. Bruce Gellin, the president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute who previously served as the deputy assistant secretary for health and the director of the National Vaccine Program Office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
by Liddy Kasraian (C’21)
On February 9, 2021, the School of Foreign Service’s Conversations in Global Health course welcomed Dr. Bruce Gellin to discuss vaccines and the current COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Dr. Gellin is currently president of Global Immunization at the Sabin Vaccine Institute. Previously, he worked at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, during which time he helped develop the National Vaccine Plan and America’s first pandemic influenza preparedness and response plan. Dr. Gellin’s years of experience working at several of the country’s leading medical agencies allowed him to share valuable insights on the power of vaccines, as well as the challenges associated with population-level immunization, with our class.
