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The Urgent Need to Build Vaccine Confidence among US Black Adults
Only 49 percent of US Black adults plan to get a COVID-19 vaccine, and 54 percent have received or plan to get an influenza (flu) vaccine during the 2020-2021 flu season. These findings were among the results of a new survey of US Black adults conducted by NFID to better understand beliefs about COVID-19 and flu, as well as attitudes and practices around vaccination …
New NFID Survey Underscores Need to Build Trust in COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines Among Communities of Color
Majority of US Black Adults Surveyed Are Worried about COVID-19 But Only 49 Percent Plan To Get Vaccinated Bethesda, MD (February 4, 2021)—New data released…
7 Facts About HPV & Cervical Cancer
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually-transmitted infection in the US and is the cause of almost all cervical cancers in women. Nearly 80 million individuals in the US, most in their teens and early 20s, are infected with HPV …
NFID Receives Funding From Center For Disaster Philanthropy To Expand COVID-19 Education
Bethesda, MD (January 21, 2021)—The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) to…
Promoting Health Equity During COVID-19
Given the increased rates of vaccine hesitancy among the communities that have been hardest hit by the pandemic, health equity principles should be applied across the board to overall COVID-19 response and vaccine administration …
The Importance of Vaccination among Hispanic Communities
NFID and the National Alliance for Hispanic Health encourage all Hispanics to receive recommended vaccines that may have been delayed during the COVID-19 pandemic …
ID News Round-Up: #COVID-19
Only one year after the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) first emerged, the US has begun a national COVID-19 vaccination program …
Hindsight is 2020: Looking Back on What We Learned …
The close of 2020 provides an opportunity to reflect on what we have learned this past year about COVID-19, as viewed through the lens of the most popular blog posts and webinars from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) …