Community Conversations on Vaccines is a new podcast series hosted by Sabin's Immunization Advocates team that gives health workers and journalists in low- and middle-income countries a platform to discuss their first-hand experiences with administering, communicating or reporting on vaccines and how this past year has changed these conversations.

In the first episode, Sabin colleagues Vince and Francesca are joined by Dr. Naveen Thacker, executive director of the International Pediatrics Association. Dr. Thacker discusses the global barriers to vaccines and immunization, the challenges of rolling out COVID-19 vaccines and his experiences delivering routine childhood immunizations and working on India’s polio eradication program. 

Listen to Episode 1

In the second episode, Vince and Francesca are joined by Dr. Marina Shikhashvili, a primary healthcare expert in Tbilisi, Georgia, with over 30 years of experience. Vince and Francesca talk to Dr. Shikhashvili about the impact COVID-19 has had on the health workforce in Georgia, the challenges of treating patients remotely in a pandemic, and her call for global support to bolster health workers’ communication and community engagement skillsets on vaccines and immunization.

Listen to Episode 2

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⭐Visit the podcast landing page for information on the most recent episodes, links to past episodes in our resource library and additional resources about IA programming and podcast guests

⭐Check out Immunization Advocates' blog to read more about this podcast series

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