NFID President-Elect Kevin A. Ault, MD, reflects on the importance of immunizing his pregnant patients, as part of our series for National Immunization Awareness Month. Several years ago, I was ...

Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), shares guidance for families as National Immunization Awareness Month 2026 gets underway. One of ...

Bethesda, MD (July 8, 2026)—The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is pleased to announce the 2026-2027 NFID Board of Directors and leadership team, including President Monica M.

Bethesda, MD (July 1, 2026)—The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is pleased to announce the creation of the Measles Collaborative, a new initiative established following the ...

Bethesda, MD (May 18, 2026)—The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has announced the 2026 recipients of the prestigious NFID awards honoring outstanding individuals who have made ...

Special thanks to Dial Hewlett, Jr., MD, FACP, FIDSA, for this guest blog post on the dangers of forgetting the history of children harmed by vaccine-preventable diseases. Hewlett is medical director ...

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is aware of reports that the US Department of Defense will no longer require annual influenza (flu) vaccination for military personnel. “Flu is a ...

Special thanks to vaccinologist Angela R. Branche, MD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Rochester, for this guest blog post on the rigorous standards for vaccine clinical trials.

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) welcomes the recent federal ruling, which restores the immunization recommendations that were in place prior to June 2025. This decision helps ...

Special thanks to Elana Kieffer Blass, MBA, of the Gerontological Society of America for this guest blog post on the importance of talking with older adults about immunization. Older adults face ...

February is American Heart Month, and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has updated this timely blog post about the importance of vaccination for people with heart disease and ...

In recent years, multiple proposals have been introduced in state legislatures that would restrict or ban mRNA vaccine technology. Such policies would undermine decades of scientific and public health ...