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As we reflect on the past year and prepare for the year ahead, the role of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has never felt more relevant and important. For more than 50 years, NFID has collaborated with a wide range of diverse stakeholders and trusted messengers to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in the US and empower people to make informed decisions about their health. Collaboration is a central theme in all of our work.
NFID works with many partners in Leading by Example, and during National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW), we shared messaging and resources to emphasize that as long as flu viruses are circulating, it is not too late to get vaccinated. In collaboration with the American Heart Association, American Lung Association, and American Diabetes Association, NFID emphasized that vaccines help save lives and getting vaccinated against flu each year is the best line of defense to help protect individuals, families, and communities from serious disease and related complications.
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On World Pneumonia Day NFID collaborated with the American Lung Association to raise awareness among US adults age 50+ about the importance of pneumococcal vaccines to help lower the risk for pneumonia and related complications. NFID is also collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and US Food and Drug Administration on an upcoming webinar addressing COVID-19 Updates and Best Practices on January 7, 2025.
As part of our continued commitment to reduce health disparities and empower trusted messengers, NFID launched a new collaboration with the National Council of Negro Women Good Health WINs (NCNW) to raise awareness about the importance of protecting Black communities across the US from preventable infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, pneumococcal disease, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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Our work would not be possible without the generosity and support of our many partners, donors, and stakeholders. We are deeply grateful to all who have supported NFID over the past year. If you have not yet made a gift this year, there is still time to make a difference! Thanks to the commitment of NFID leadership, gifts received before the end of the year will be matched—doubling the impact of your support!
For those wishing to make an even greater impact, I invite you to join me as a member of the NFID 1973 Giving Society, an inspiring group of dedicated supporters who have pledged ongoing contributions to help fund critical programs that advance the NFID mission. Together, we can help ensure a healthier future for all.
As 2024 comes to an end, I would like to offer my heartfelt appreciation for your continued support and wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season ...
With warm regards,
Marla
Marla Dalton, PE, CAE
NFID Executive Director and CEO
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NFID CME webinar on COVID-19 Updates and Best Practices on January 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET, featuring the latest updates and current US vaccination recommendations with Peter W. Marks, MD, PhD, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Demetre C. Daskalakis, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There is no fee to attend but preregistration is required.
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The 2024 NFID Clinical Vaccinology Course is still available as an online enduring activity until January 31, 2025. Learn strategies and best practices for implementing US immunization recommendations across the lifespan while earning continuing education credits on your own time. Learn more and register at: www.nfid.org/cvc.
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Join international experts for discussions on scientific advances in vaccine research, development, implementation, and evaluation, as well as the future of vaccinology ...
Learn more and submit online at: www.nfid.org/2025abstracts
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NFID BLOG: RESOURCES AND INSIGHTS | | |
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Vaccine Confident Website
Developed in collaboration with CDC, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) website provides tools and resources to build vaccine confidence in local communities, including flyers, brochures, video success stories, and a "Conversation Guide" to inform conversations about COVID-19 vaccines
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Fall and Winter Virus Vaccination Video
This timely CDC video reminds healthcare professionals that they can make a difference in protecting patients against serious health threats from flu, COVID-19, and RSV by making strong immunization recommendations and responding to patient/caregiver questions
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- American Association of Immunologists
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Dia de la Mujer Latina, Inc.
- Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP)
- Florence Home
- Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
- Healthy Men Inc.
- Immune Deficiency Foundation
- Looms For Lupus
- Midwest Geriatrics Inc.
- National Rural Health Association
- Society of Latinx Nurses
- Voices for Vaccines
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NFID mourns the loss of former President Jimmy Carter, a true humanitarian whose lifelong commitment to public service and global health improved the quality of life for many worldwide. Through their work at The Carter Center, Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter worked to resolve conflict peacefully, promote democracy, protect human rights, and prevent and eradicate disease. In 1997, NFID presented them with the first Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award, in recognition of their extraordinary humanitarian service. | | |
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NFID mourns the loss of Diane E. Griffin, MD, PhD, recipient of the 2016 NFID Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement in recognition of career as a pioneering virologist, as well as her leadership and dedication to mentoring the next generation of infectious disease investigators. Renowned for her studies of measles and alphaviruses, her work elucidated some of the complex mechanisms involved in infection and immune responses and changed scientific understanding of acute viral infections. Griffin was founding director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, chair emeritus of the W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and vice president of the National Academy of Sciences. | |
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Results of the Fall 2024 Double Helix poll on top reasons to #FightFlu are now in. Top reasons, in order of votes received, were:
- For My Patients
- For My Family
- For Those Who Cannot
- For My Health
- For My Team
- For Community Immunity
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