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Back To School: Keeping Students Healthy & Ready To Learn
For students and their families, back to school preparation often includes completing emergency contact forms, gathering school supplies, and getting used to a new school schedule. Ensuring that students are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases is also critical to keeping them healthy and ready to learn…
Immunization Challenges on College Campuses
Based on living conditions and social behaviors, college students are at higher risk for certain infections. While the risks are clear, there are challenges to ensuring this population is up-to-date on recommended vaccines…
The Power to Protect Yourself & Your Family
During National Immunization Awareness Month, NFID will share information and resources on social media to highlight the importance of vaccines across the lifespan. Help us spread the word in 3 easy ways…
#GetVaccinated To Help Prevent Hepatitis B on #WorldHepatitisDay
#WorldHepatitisDay, observed annually on July 28th, is designed to raise awareness of the importance of viral hepatitis prevention, diagnosis, and treatment…
NFID and Outland Trophy Partner for Public Awareness Campaign to Help #FightFlu
Bethesda, MD (July 22, 2019) — The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) will again partner to…
Schaffner Report: The Recommendations, They Are A Changin’…
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended several changes to US immunization schedules during the June 2019 meeting including updates to pneumococcal, hepatitis A, HPV, and meningococcal B vaccine recommendations…
NFID Announces 2019-2020 Board of Directors
Bethesda, MD (July 9, 2019) — The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is pleased to announce the election of Monica M. Farley, MD, of…
We The People… Have The Right To Be Vaccine-Preventable Disease Free
In honor of Independence Day, NFID is celebrating the right of all individuals to be free of vaccine-preventable diseases. Vaccines protect not only the individual who is vaccinated, but also the community in which the individual lives…