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‘Tis The Season To Be Thankful (For Vaccines!)
As the holiday season approaches, many will prepare to gather with family and friends to celebrate and give thanks. People with diabetes are more susceptible to contagious illnesses, so pre-holiday visits are an opportune time to educate patients and promote vaccination…
Antibiotic Resistance: A Pressing Public Health Issue
Each year in the US, more than two million individuals become sick with infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and more than 23,000 die as a result of these infections. Antibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them…
The Impact of Pharmacists as Frontline Immunizers
While 46 states currently allow pharmacists to administer all recommended vaccines and all 50 states allow flu vaccines to be given, many states continue to place barriers between patients and pharmacists as immunizers, primarily by age and/or prescription restrictions…
Hepatitis B: Are You at Risk?
Did you know that in the US, two out of three people living with chronic hepatitis B do not know they are infected but can still spread the virus…
Help The #TravelingFluBug Spread Awareness, Not Disease!
Spread awareness, not disease! Join NFID on an exciting journey to help spread awareness about the importance of annual influenza (flu) vaccination with the #TravelingFluBug…
ID News Round-Up
Read recent news of interest from the world of infectious diseases: Scientists studied flu cases in more than 600 cities and towns around the US—and…
#GetVaccinated to Help #FightFlu and #PreventPneumo
US Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH joined medical/public health leaders at the annual NFID Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference on September 27, 2018 to discuss…
100 Years Later: Preparing for the Next Influenza Pandemic
Each September, during National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with 3,000 global, national, regional, and local governments, as well…
Protecting College Students
Is your teen prepared with the essentials for college life? You may have helped furnish a new dorm room, or at least done some shopping together, but it is equally important that you help them lead a healthy lifestyle, which includes making sure they are protected from vaccine-preventable diseases frequently seen on college campuses!
ID News Round-Up
Summary of recent news from the world of infectious diseases including airborne antibiotic resistant genes and vaccines across the lifespan…