Pneumococcal
What Have We Learned from COVID-19?
During World Immunization Week, NFID will host the virtual 2021 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research (ACVR) on April 26-27, 2021, with presentations from leaders in the field of vaccinology, including three keynote lectures on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more about the changes and challenges these renowned experts have seen throughout their remarkable careers …
NFID Partners with Terry Bradshaw and Pfizer to Educate Adults About Pneumococcal Pneumonia and the Importance of Vaccination
Collaboration Includes PSA Featuring Terry Bradshaw to Educate Adults Age 65 Years and Older Bethesda, MD (February 8, 2021)—Today, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases…
For People With Diabetes, Flu Vaccination is More Important Than Ever
November is National Diabetes Month, and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is highlighting the importance of annual influenza (flu) vaccination as a critical component of diabetes management…
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…
2020 National Survey: Attitudes about Influenza, Pneumococcal Disease, and COVID-19
NFID 2020 National Survey on flu and pneumococcal disease in the context of COVID-19
7 Things You Need to Know on World Pneumonia Day
Pneumococcal disease is a leading cause of illness throughout the world, but there are safe and effective vaccines that can help prevent it
Many At Risk For Pneumococcal Disease Are Unaware
NFID Aims to Raise Awareness on World Pneumonia Day Bethesda, MD (November 12, 2019) — Nearly one million US adults get pneumococcal pneumonia each year,…
Mark’s Story (Pneumonia)
Healthy adult smoker hospitalized for 1 month due to pneumococcal disease
Facts About Diabetes And Flu
Annual flu vaccination is the best way to protect patients with diabetes from flu and serious long-term complications
Leading By Example To Help #FightFlu & #PreventPneumo
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II led by example at the 2019 NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference in Washington, DC to urge everyone age 6 months and older to get vaccinated against flu each year