Tips for Staying Safe This Halloween
As if Halloween weren’t scary enough, respiratory viruses can also haunt trick-or-treating traditions. Although some Halloween activities may increase the risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 or influenza (flu), there are things you can do to help protect yourself and your family while still having fun…
Safe Voting Tips: Stop the Spread of COVID-19 and Flu
The 2020 elections bring a new set of challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Large crowds and longer wait times for in-person voting can increase the risk of spreading respiratory viruses, including COVID-19 and influenza (flu). But there are steps you can take to protect yourself and others…
Hepatitis B: Are You At Risk?
October is Liver Cancer Awareness Month and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has developed a new campaign to raise awareness about the importance of preventing hepatitis B…
The Dangers of Influenza and COVID-19 in Adults with Chronic Health Conditions
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases has released a new Call to Action report on the risks of influenza (flu) and COVID-19 in adults with chronic health conditions and the importance of annual flu vaccination…
2020 NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference: News Round Up
The 2020 NFID Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference, featuring keynote speaker Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, focused on key messages around the prevention and treatment of flu and pneumococcal disease…
ID News Round-Up: #COVID-19 and #Flu
Read recent news of interest from the world of infectious diseases, with a focus on COVID-19 and preparing for the 2020-2021 influenza (flu) season…
Telling A Good Story
Real stories are powerful tools to help raise awareness about the importance of disease prevention…
We Are Safer…Our Family Is Safer…Our Community Is Safer
A mom shares her story about keeping her young son up-to-date on routine vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Schaffner Report: Keep Up The Rates
NFID Medical Director William Schaffner, MD, talks with NFID Executive Director and CEO Marla Dalton, CAE, about Keep Up The Rates, a national campaign focused on encouraging all individuals to receive recommended vaccines that may have been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Why Do You Choose To #GetVaccinated?
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), an annual observance to highlight the importance of disease prevention through vaccination across the lifespan. Special thanks to Meaghan for sharing her story about the importance of getting vaccinated to help protect those who cannot…
3 People, 3 Stories, 1 Virus
Hepatitis can affect anyone—read stories from three individuals whose lives were impacted by hepatitis B…
Predictions For A Post-COVID-19 World
NFID leaders share their predictions on the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic…