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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…
Protecting Their Families: Dads Who #GetVaccinated
On Father’s Day, NFID celebrates dads who protect their families against vaccine-preventable diseases. We asked fathers (and grandfathers) among the NFID leadership to share their thoughts on the importance of vaccination for the entire family…
ID News Round-Up: Measles
Despite having eliminated measles in the US nearly two decades ago, the US is once again seeing record-setting cases of the vaccine-preventable disease. The number of measles cases reported in the US this year reached 1,001 on June 5, 2019. This is the largest number of measles cases reported in the US since the last major outbreak in 1994…
1,001 Cases of Measles—A Preventable Tragedy
Bethesda, MD (June 5, 2019) — The following statement can be attributed to William Schaffner, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases…
The 2019 Oscars of Infectious Diseases: An Evening of Inspiration
On May 9, 2019, the stars of the infectious disease community joined NFID to honor three distinguished public health heroes: Jeremy Farrar, FRS, Anne A. Gershon, MD, and Richard E. Besser, MD…
Sharing the Gift of Health: Happy Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, NFID is celebrating mothers everywhere who protect their families from vaccine-preventable diseases. In that spirit, we asked mothers (and grandmothers) serving on the NFID Board of Directors to share their thoughts on the importance of vaccination for the whole family…
Infectious Disease Experts Available to Discuss Measles Prevention
Bethesda, MD (May 2, 2019) — Despite having eliminated measles in the US more than a decade ago, the US is once again seeing record-setting…