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November 26, 2025

NFID-Led Joint Letter Urges Evidence-Based CDC Guidance

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and more than 50 scientific and medical organizations sent the letter criticizing the CDC webpage linking vaccines and autism

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November 21, 2025

NFID Calls for Scientific Integrity and Transparency in CDC Communications

Decades of rigorous research in the US and internationally have found no credible evidence that vaccines cause autism.

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October 1, 2025

Medical Experts Urge Pregnant Women and Families to Talk with a Trusted Healthcare Professional about Respiratory Disease Prevention

Amid evolving and sometimes conflicting vaccine guidance, NFID kicks off its Respiratory Season News Briefing Series to help families facing tough decisions about their health

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September 29, 2025

10/1/25 News Briefing: Respiratory Disease in Children and Pregnant Women

NFID will host the first in a series of 2025-2026 Respiratory Season News Briefings

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September 17, 2025

Statement on September 2025 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Meeting

NFID strongly supports the use of evidence-based guidance to inform public health policy and will work to preserve equitable access, choice, and public and private insurance coverage to life-saving immunizations to protect the health of people across the US …

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Rebecca Alvania to Succeed Marla Dalton as NFID CEO
August 5, 2025

Rebecca Alvania, PhD, MA, MPH, Selected as NFID Executive Director

Alvania will join the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) as executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) on September 1, 2025

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2025 NFID Awardees
July 23, 2025

NFID to Honor 3 Public Health Heroes with 2025 Awards

Public health heroes will be honored at a black-tie fundraising event in October 2025 in Washington, DC

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Headshots of new NFID Directors Chen, Stevenson, and Goode
July 9, 2025

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Announces 2025-2026 Board of Directors

NFID announces the appointment of an esteemed group of leaders serving as the 2025-2026 NFID Board of Directors

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