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Keep Up The Rates To Help #PreventPneumo
World Pneumonia Day, held on November 12 each year, is focused on raising awareness of the burden of pneumonia and the importance of prevention and treatment of the serious disease. In the US, pneumococcal pneumonia causes at least 150,000 hospitalizations each year. About 1 in 20 individuals who get pneumococcal pneumonia will die and the death rate is higher in those age 65 years and older …
2021 NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference: News Round-Up
Representatives from leading public health and medical organizations joined NFID at the 2021 Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference to urge everyone age 6 months and older to get vaccinated against influenza (flu) annually. Flu season is also a great time to stay up to date on pneumococcal vaccination, as pneumococcal disease can be a serious complication of flu …
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…
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,…