Vaccine Day 2025 | Keynote: Control of Hib Disease: From Navajo and White Mountain Apache Communities to Global Impact

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Mathu Santosham, founder and director emeritus of the Center for Indigenous Health at the Johns Hopkins, will present the keynote address for Vaccine Day, titled "Control of Hib Disease: From Navajo and White Mountain Apache Communities to Global Impact."

Each year the Johns Hopkins Vaccine Initiative (JHVI) hosts Vaccine Day to highlight the advancements in vaccine research by inviting a distinguished scientist to deliver a keynote address on the current status of topics ranging from dengue, rotavirus, COVID-19, measles, and more. The inaugural Vaccine Day, held in 2008, officially launched the JHVI, and 14 Vaccine Day events have been hosted since. Led by Professor Ruth Karron, Vaccine Day works to promote and foster current vaccine research at the Bloomberg School.

Vaccine Day begins with the keynote address and panel discussion in Sommer Hall at 12:15 p.m. followed by a poster session and reception in Feinstone Hall at 2 p.m. The event is co-hosted by the JHVI and the Department of Interational Health.