ID News Round-Up: Vaccines
Read recent vaccine-related news of interest from the world of infectious diseases
Leading By Example To Help #FightFlu & #PreventPneumo
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II led by example at the 2019 NFID Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal Disease News Conference in Washington, DC to urge everyone age 6 months and older to get vaccinated against flu each year
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…
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…
2019 Annual Conference on Vaccine Research: News Round-Up
NFID recently hosted the 2019 Annual Conference on Vaccinology Research in Baltimore, MD, drawing more than 250 researchers and healthcare professionals from around the world to share cutting-edge research…
Vaccines Save Lives: What Is Driving Vaccine-Preventable Disease Outbreaks?
Vaccines save lives; there is simply no question about it. Decades of evidence and scientific studies support this fact. So why are we facing a potential epidemic of vaccine-preventable diseases?
NFID Board Picks: Holiday Reading Recommendations
The end of the year is a great time to enjoy some downtime and catch up on must-read books, but what will you read? We asked members of the NFID Board of Directors for their holiday reading recommendations. View their picks…
Most US Adults Unaware of the Dangers of Flu for Individuals with Chronic Health Conditions
Know anyone with heart disease? Did you know their risk of a heart attack increases by up to 10 times in the days and weeks following acute influenza (flu) infection? If you did not know, you are certainly not alone. A new national survey commissioned by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) found that less a quarter of US adults…
Hepatitis B: Are You at Risk?
Did you know that in the US, two out of three people living with chronic hepatitis B do not know they are infected but can still spread the virus…
#GetVaccinated to Help #FightFlu and #PreventPneumo
US Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH joined medical/public health leaders at the annual NFID Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference on September 27, 2018 to discuss the importance of preventing influenza (flu) and pneumococcal disease and to encourage all individuals age 6 months and older to get vaccinated against flu every year. Adams was joined by an expert panel, moderated by…
Prioritizing Flu Prevention: #GetVaccinated To Help #FightFlu
On September 28, 2017, NFID hosted the 2017 Annual Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Partner organizations joined NFID to highlight the importance of annual flu vaccination for all individuals age six months and older.
