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Schaffner Report: Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations
…episode of the Schaffner Report, William Schaffner, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), talks with NFID Executive Director and CEO Marla Dalton, CAE, about the…
New National Survey Finds Nearly Half of US Adults Admit to Not Washing Their Hands at Key Moments
2025 State of Handwashing Report by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases finds that many US adults forget or choose not to wash their hands at key times when germs…
Investment Policy Statement
…other times within reason at the request of NFID Preparing and presenting appropriate performance reports that are within industry standards and as noted below in the reporting requirements Consultant will…
Measles
…2024, 285 measles cases were reported in 31 US states and the District of Columbia. As of July 2025, a total of 1,288 confirmed measles cases have been reported by…
Coronaviruses (COVID-19)
…including getting vaccinated. COVID-19 FAQ COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia and spread to more…
COVID-19 Vaccines FAQ
…reporting systems to ensure the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. Serious adverse events from the vaccines are rare and less severe than adverse events which occur with COVID-19 disease. Is it…
C. diff: An Urgent Public Health Threat
…new treatments, diagnostics, and preventive measures have changed the landscape of C. diff infections, but they still remain an urgent public health threat. According to a recent report on the…
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
…the Lifespan by NFID Spokesperson William Schaffner, MD. View RSV Progress Report Symptoms RSV symptoms are similar to other respiratory viruses, such as influenza (flu) or COVID-19. They include runny…
Call to Action: Strategies to Improve Adult Immunization in the US
…be data quality issues in reporting between EMR systems and registries. Insufficient public health funding at both state and federal levels: Chronic underfunding of the US public health system predated…
Updates on COVID-19, RSV, and More
…Chronicles featuring trusted NFID experts. In the inaugural episode, NFID Medical Director Robert H. Hopkins Jr., MD, and William Schaffner, MD, NFID spokesperson, answer that question and more as they…