Honours and Awards
- 1976 - Ernst Jung Prize
- 1978 - Public Welfare Medal, the National Academy of Sciences' highest award.
- 1986 - The National Medal of Science in Biology, presented by the President of the United States.
- 1988 - The Japan Prize, shared with Isao Arita and Frank Fenner.
- 1994 - Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal
- 1995 - John Stearns Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Medicine from the New York Academy of Medicine.
- 1996 - The Edward Jenner Medal, received from the Royal Society of Medicine.
- 2000 - He was elected an Honorary Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, one of just 12 Honorary Fellows among the Academy's 2,500 members.
- 2002 - The Presidential Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush for a lifetime of work in the service of his country and humanity.
- A total of 16 universities have conferred honorary degrees and 14 countries have honored him with awards and decorations, as well as WHO and the Pan American Health Organization.
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