Healthy Holidays Start Now: Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
The holiday season is a time for gathering with family and friends, but it’s also the time of year when flu, COVID-19, pneumococcal disease, and RSV spread most easily. Don’t let “sick season” ruin your holiday season. Getting vaccinated is a simple step that helps protect you from serious illness, so you don’t miss out on memories that make the holidays special.
Last Updated10/14/2025
Healthy Holidays Start Now: Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones
Dr. James Bigham, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin, emphasizes that vaccines are proven to reduce the risk of severe illness—not only protecting your family but also strengthening the health of your entire community.
Last Updated09/04/2025
The Risks are Real: Dr. Catherine DeAngelis
Vaccines | Infectious Respiratory Diseases
The Risks are Real: Dr. Catherine DeAngelis
Dr. Catherine DeAngelis, University Distinguished Service Professor Emerita at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine discusses the importance of helping to prevent the serious side effects of respiratory illness through vaccination.
National Immunization Awareness Month: What to Know About Vaccines for a Healthier Fall & Winter
Last Updated08/27/2025
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), a time for us to recognize the critical role vaccination plays in helping prevent serious illness from infectious respiratory diseases. This annual observance highlights the importance of staying up to date with vaccines at all ages, especially as we approach the fall and winter respiratory season.
CVEEP hosted an expert-led discussion on the recent shifts to the federal vaccine landscape, what experts are anticipating ahead of the 2025/2026 respiratory season, and the potential impact of these changes on access and uptake this fall. Providers and public health experts explained the importance of staying up to date on vaccinations for infectious respiratory diseases and broke down the latest vaccine recommendations and guidance — offering insights into which vaccines are needed to stay protected throughout the fall and winter.
Panelists included:
Dr. Jen Brull, President, American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Dr. William Schaffner, Spokesperson, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
Moderator:Karyne Jones, President and CEO, NCBA, Inc.
Infectious Respiratory Diseases | Vaccines
The Risks are Real: Dr. Robert Frenck
Dr. Robert Frenck emphasizes that preventing severe respiratory illness—especially through vaccination—is one of the most effective ways to help keep children healthy and protected.
Last Updated08/18/2025
Vaccines | Infectious Respiratory Diseases
A Guide to Different Types of Immunity
An overview of the different types of immunity — including innate, active, and passive — and the distinct and important roles they each play in helping the body prevent or fight off disease.
Dr. Harold Glick, retired pediatrician and former Medical Staff President at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, shares insights on the complications and disruptions to daily life that patients can face from infectious respiratory diseases and how vaccination is the best way to help keep your life uninterrupted.
Last Updated08/12/2025
Vaccines | Infectious Respiratory Diseases
Understanding Vaccine Trials and FDA Review
Last Updated08/06/2025
How are vaccines tested for safety and effectiveness? What role do randomized, placebo-controlled trials play—and how are they designed? And how does the FDA decide whether a vaccine is ready for the public?
CVEEP hosted a session exploring how vaccines are evaluated through clinical trials and reviewed by the FDA. Experts in vaccine science, clinical research, and public health broke down the basics of vaccine development, discuss the ethical considerations behind different trial designs, and examine how these decisions can affect access to vaccines and public trust.
Panelists:
Dr. Jesse L. Goodman, Director, Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship (COMPASS) and Attending Physician, Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University and DC Veterans Administration Hospitals; Former Chief Scientist, FDA; Former Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA
Dr. Jess Steier, CEO, Unbiased Science
Sue Peschin, President and CEO, Alliance for Aging Research (Moderator)
Infectious Respiratory Diseases | Vaccines
The Risks are Real: Dr. Ilan Shapiro
Dr. Ilan Shapiro of AltaMed shares insights on the complications and disruptions to daily life that patients can face from infectious respiratory diseases and how vaccination is the best way to help keep your life uninterrupted.
