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Sabin Vaccine Institute Influenzer Initiative Flu Vaccine Forum Podcast Series: "Influenza: King of Evolution"

July 9, 2025

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Quiet dismantling: How ‘shared decision-making’ weakens vaccine policy and harms kids

… decision-making, now encompasses rotavirus, influenza, and COVID-19 (which had been moved to this category in May 2025), … decision. In May 2025, Secretary Kennedy announced that COVID-19 vaccination would be removed from the routine … In September, ACIP formalized shared decision-making for COVID-19 across all age-groups and removed the routine …
Jake Scott, MD
Pregnant women with health care worker

Scientists, biotechs look to unlock the potential of phage therapy

… enough, she says. "Look at how quickly we were able to get COVID vaccines and therapeutics rolled out," she says. "We …
Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News
Phages attacking bacterium

New guidelines recommend antibiotic stewardship for preventing MRSA

… unresolved issue. The guidelines arrive in the wake of a COVID-19 pandemic-related rise in MRSA infections in US … and control staff and resources were diverted to COVID care. But prior to the pandemic, data from US hospitals …
Chris Dall
MRSA under the microscope

Childhood vaccine uptake continues to decline while exemptions reach record high

… routine vaccination transferring from hesitancy about COVID-19 vaccination, or toward any vaccine requirements arising from objections to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, as well as a potential for larger …
Mary Van Beusekom
Boy with Band-Aid on arm after vaccination

Study ties adult RSV hospitalization to a higher risk of heart and lung problems in next 6 months

… studies assessing the association between influenza or COVID-19 and cardiorespiratory events, especially in the … disease isn’t as well-established as those for flu or COVID-19. “Results of our study support a potential role of …
Mary Van Beusekom
Older woman in hospital gown
Fred Upton

Fred Upton

Decolonization protocol tied to dramatically reduced MRSA in critically ill infants

… ointment, was implemented more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, partly in response to a rise in MRSA … their cardiac, neonatal, and pediatric ICUs prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The only decolonization measure they used …
Chris Dall
Baby in NICU

FDA panel recommends GSK's RSV vaccine for ages 60 and up

… quick rollout of the vaccine in the fall, alongside COVID-19 and flu shots. Overall VRBPAC support was strong, … and a heightened focus on safety that have swirled around COVID-19 vaccines. Hana El Sahly, MD, the group's chair and …
Lisa Schnirring
Vaccine in arm

Syphilis continues steep rise in US—up 17%—as gonorrhea declines

… and related resources continue to rebound from the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic and mpox outbreak, we must act now to … treatment for uncomplicated infections. Following COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, more than 80% of reported …
Lisa Schnirring
newborn in incubator

FDA cancels advisory committee meeting on flu vaccine strain selection

… HHS contract with a company that's developing an oral COVID vaccine, according to Fox News . Vaxart was set to …
Chris Dall
Vaccine being prepared

Flu vaccine averted up to 42% of US flu cases in 2022-23, despite lower uptake

… and intentions towards vaccination during and since the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with several factors, … and intentions towards vaccination during and since the COVID-19 pandemic have been associated with several factors, …
Mary Van Beusekom
Flu vaccination

World Health Assembly adopts Pandemic Agreement, ups funding for WHO

… to life-saving pandemic-related health products. "As COVID was a once-in-a-lifetime emergency, the WHO Pandemic … during health emergencies to help avoid inequities seen in COVID, AIDS, Ebola, and other recent epidemics.  Kavanagh …
Lisa Schnirring
WHO flags

Days ahead of ACIP meeting, chair moves to senior HHS position

… and varicella vaccine. It also voted not to recommend COVID-19 shots , saying instead that people can get the shots …
Chris Dall
Martin Kulldorff

USAID funding freeze disrupts global tuberculosis control efforts

… the world have only recently begun to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The combination of pandemic lockdowns and the shifting of health resources to the COVID response resulted in a dramatic decline in access to TB … will pull out completely because TB is airborne…it's like COVID," she said. "As long as you breathe, you cannot walk …
Chris Dall
World TB Day parade in Thailand

Viewpoint: CDC's upcoming vaccine advisory meeting set up to sow distrust in vaccines

… recommendations for adult respiratory syncytial virus, COVID-19 and human papillomavirus vaccines have been … without supporting evidence, the recommendation for COVID vaccination for children and pregnant women. It is …
Vaccine Integrity Project Staff and Advisers
Bandaid after flu vaccination
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Sabin Vaccine Institute Influenzer Initiative Flu Vaccine Forum Podcast Series: "Shaping the Future of Global Next-Generation Influenza Vaccine Research"

July 9, 2025

Experimental mRNA flu vaccine is more effective than conventional flu shot, but causes more side effects

… manufacturers to rapidly produce hundreds of millions of COVID-19 shots during the pandemic. Hanage said a safe and … “For many folks, this has been their dominant memory of COVID shots, and people will be reluctant to get vaccines on … private companies on Operation Warp Speed, which brought COVID-19 vaccines to the public in less than a year. But in …
Liz Szabo
Young woman receiving a flu shot from female doctor

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Vaccine myths that won't die and how to counter them—part 1

… meningococcal; human papillomavirus (HPV); influenza; and COVID-19 vaccines—representing hundreds of thousands of … meningococcal conjugates, annual influenza, and mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are all aluminum-free. Live-attenuated … School of Medicine and co-author of " Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 " in the  …
Jake Scott, MD
Mom and baby in doctor's office

Dr. Jacqueline Sneddon

Listen to Dr. Jacqueline Sneddon discuss a recently published manuscript regarding guidance of the optimization of carbapenem use through a national quality improvement program (Scotland).

July 12, 2018

Professor Karin Thursky

Listen to Professor Karin Thursky discuss a recently published a manuscript that describes hospital sepsis clinical pathway in a cancer hospital, impacts on sepsis management, and realized outcomes. 

August 9, 2018

Dr. Michael Osterholm

Listen to CIDRAP’s Director, Dr. Michael Osterholm, discuss accomplishments and future directions for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, antimicrobial resistance in the US and abroad, and his role as a US Department of State Science Envoy.

October 23, 2018

Dr. Brad Spellberg

Listen to Dr. Brad Spellberg discuss "Expected Practice," a novel psychological tool used to promote antimicrobial stewardship in clinical settings, and the progress that has been made in reducing total antibiotic exposure

December 12, 2018

Professor Philip Howard

Listen to our discussion with Professor Philip Howard, the current president of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC), regarding the concept of the antibiotic footprint - a new communication tool for the public to reduce antibiotic consumption.

July 10, 2019

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