Feb. 5, 2026 (Washington, D.C.)  The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) has released the following statement in support of the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions To End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act: “Antimicrobial resistance poses one of the defining threats to modern medicine, and the reintroduction of the PASTEUR Act ( H.R.7352 ) offers a pragmatic, substantive path forward. “The need for urgency is well established. Last fall, a global analysis  found

January 19, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) — The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) released the following statement to mark one year of sustained measles transmission in the U.S.: “As America marks one year since the first 2025 measles cases were reported in Texas, we must reflect on the widespread outbreaks and harms that have touched nearly every corner of the country. “In 2025, 2,240 cases, 245 hospitalizations, and three deaths across 45 states amounted to America’s

On  Jan. 5 , Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC announced the largest rollback of the U.S. childhood immunization recommendations in decades, cutting the number of vaccines routinely recommended for all children from 17 to 11. The new policy moves several longstanding shots into a category where use is left to “shared clinical decision-making” or reserved for children judged to be at high risk.   In practice, that means these vaccines are no

On Jan. 5, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued an announcement  altering the nation’s childhood immunization guidelines. These revised recommendations reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 to 11, removing universal recommendations for important and widely administered vaccines that protect against influenza, meningitis, and Hepatitis A and B. Against expert analysis and in the absence of safety issues, the shift generated

Jan. 5, 2026 (Washington, D.C.)  The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) released the following statement in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changing the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule:   “Today’s changes to the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule mark another disturbing step backward in infectious disease prevention and federal public health leadership. America has devoted decades of epidemiologic surveillance, clinical trials, continuo

On Dec. 9, the Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) hosted a webinar featuring physician leaders who have served in both medical and public office to discuss how doctors, pharmacists, and public health leaders can help Americans navigate evolving vaccine guidance. The conversation focused on medically grounded information, the urgency to preserve access and options, and reinforcement of credible sources to keep constituents healthy. The discussion featured: Dr. Jero