Vaccines

“One year into this administration, we are at a precipice in the US.” — Dr. Ben Young, Senior Medical Advisor at the Wellness Equity Alliance.

Feb 20 | The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meets Feb. 25–27 as Dr. Richard Besser discusses recent vaccine recommendations, expected seasonal guidance, rising measles cases, and growing vaccine hesitancy in the U.S.

Babies from East and South Asian American communities and African immigrants are most vulnerable to hepatitis B infections.

At current US vaccination rates, measles will resurge within the next 5 years. Polio will resurge within the next decade.

Sep 26 | ATIP’s new MMR, Hepatitis-B, and Covid-19 vaccine recommendations clashed with policy, prompting medical concern. Several states rejected the guidance, opting to develop independent protocols. Speakers to discuss.

Resolving global poverty does not take a lot of money, but does require political will, says MIT economist Dr. Abhijit Banerjee.