Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Maurice R. Hilleman Essay Contest!
HILLEMAN was produced by Medical History Pictures and sponsored by the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as an original component of the Vaccine Makers Project (VMP).
Dr. Hilleman’s work is estimated to save eight million lives every year, yet few people know his name. Find out more about this incredible scientist’s life and career.
"It's really easy to forget what it means to live through an outbreak, an epidemic, to
face a public health crisis. But when you allow that neglect to pull back on the very control
measures that are enabling that success, you're going to see a resurgence, you're going
to see that threat come back." - Dr. Caitlin Rivers
face a public health crisis. But when you allow that neglect to pull back on the very control
measures that are enabling that success, you're going to see a resurgence, you're going
to see that threat come back." - Dr. Caitlin Rivers
