Vaccine
Vaccines During Pregnancy: How Maternal Immunization Helps Protect Your Newborn
NFID President-Elect Kevin A. Ault, MD, reflects on the importance of immunizing his pregnant patients.
NFID Statement on Childhood Immunization Schedule
In light of the recent Executive Order on childhood vaccine recommendations, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) reiterates its endorsement of the American Academy of Pediatrics evidence-based recommendations to protect children from vaccine-preventable diseases
Back-to-School Vaccines: A Parent’s Immunization Checklist
NFID Medical Director Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, offers insights on childhood immunization as school gets underway.
Protecting the Health of Black Children
Failure to understand the history of vaccine-preventable diseases risks dooming US children to again suffer needlessly from preventable infections
Advancing Prevention in a Complex Respiratory Season
2025–2026 Respiratory Campaign round-up: NFID and partners urge immunization to help protect against COVID-19, flu, RSV, and pneumococcal disease
NFID Statement on US Military Flu Vaccine Policy Change
Annual influenza vaccination is the best way to help protect against potentially serious flu complications, including among members of the military and their families.
There’s Nothing New About Applying a ‘Gold Standard’ to Vaccine Trials
How vaccine clinical trials work—and the true “gold standard” for safety, effectiveness, and ethics
News Round-Up: Public Health in Flux
News and expert insights on public health policy, outbreak response, and evolving risks across the US and globally
Vaccine Safety
Shareable resources to raise awareness about vaccine safety and science
NFID Statement on March ACIP Meeting
NFID urges ACIP to maintain rigorous, transparent, evidence-based decision-making on COVID-19 vaccine safety, Long COVID, and immunization policy.