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Lorraine Hilleman, the wife of Dr. Maurice Hilleman, received her first dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine earlier this month.

The recent episode highlighted the life and work of Dr. Hilleman.

The film chronicles pediatrician and inventor of the rubella vaccine, Dr. Stanley Plotkin, as he battles the 1964-65 rubella pandemic.

The Vaccine Makers Project of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia held a virtual celebration to honor the winners of the 2020 Maurice R. Hilleman Essay Contest.

The Vaccine Makers Project of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is excited to announce that the second annual Maurice R. Hilleman essay contest is now open for submissions!