Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
Do You Know Which Vaccines are Recommended Before, During, and After Pregnancy?
Vaccines are recommended for women before, during and after pregnancy. Some vaccines, such as the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine, should be given a month or more before pregnancy. Other vaccines, like Tdap (to protect against whooping cough) and influenza, are given during pregnancy.
Stay Heart Healthy: Vaccines for Adults with Heart Disease
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) encourages you to use American Health Month to promote heart healthy behaviors and remind patients with heart disease about the importance of staying up-to-date with recommended vaccines – especially flu and pneumococcal vaccines – due to their increased risk of becoming ill with serious complications.
Protecting Mother and Baby: Two Important Vaccines Needed During Pregnancy
A special thank you to Laura E. Riley, MD, Director, Labor and Delivery at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive…
Some Things Shouldn’t Be Shared
The month of August has been designated as National Immunization Awareness Month. As a partnering organization, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is helping…
Heading to College? Don’t Forget about Vaccines!
The month of August has been designated as National Immunization Awareness Month. As a partnering organization, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is helping…
A Father’s Day for the Whole Family
Special thanks to Richard H. Beigi, MD, associate professor of reproductive sciences in the Department of OB/GYN/RS at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,…
5 Summer Travel Vaccination Tips for Adults
Are you planning an overseas vacation this summer? Depending on the destination, you may need to think about recommended vaccines for you and your kids.…
Vaccination for Pregnant Women: A 2-for-1 Strategy
NFID, with support from several of the nation’s leading health organizations (AAP, ACOG, and CDC), is calling on pregnant women, their partners, families, and healthcare…
Five Important Reasons to Vaccinate Your Child
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated April 26-May 3, 2014 as National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), an annual observance highlighting the importance of protecting…
This Holiday Season, Spread Joy, not Whooping Cough
Special thanks to Thomas A. Clark, MD, MPH acting branch chief in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Meningitis and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch for…
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