“Strength isn’t about resisting the storm, but dancing within it. The future belongs to those who can evolve.” — modern adaptation of Charles Darwin’s concept of evolution. These words feel…
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) opposes today’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced changes regarding the organization and presentation of the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. This unprecedented…
Chandy C. John, MD, MS, FPIDS, is Ryan White Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, Immunology and Epidemiology at Indiana University and the Riley Hospital for Children, where…
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society is concerned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announcing it will open an unprompted safety review of respiratory syncytial virus treatments nirsevimab and clesrovimab….
As we approach the end of the year, I find myself reflecting with deep gratitude on the extraordinary work our Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society members do every single day. Whether…
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society is deeply concerned by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices December meeting and its impact on public health in the United States. The vote to…
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society congratulate the 272 physicians who matched into adult infectious diseases and the 44 who matched into pediatric infectious…
PIDS strongly rejects the claim by US Food and Drug Administration that vaccine regulatory processes are lax and that there is evidence that COVID-19 vaccines for children are unsafe or…
Jennifer Schuster, MD, MSCI, is Professor of Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC) and University of Missouri Kansas City. She graduated from the Medical College of Georgia and completed…
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society expresses deep concern regarding the recent revision to the CDC’s Autism and Vaccines page, which now states that “the claim ’vaccines do not cause autism’…
Dear Colleagues, As I reflect on the energy and connection we all felt at IDWeek, I am reminded of what makes our community extraordinary. The conversations in the hallways, the…
Jeff Gerber, MD, PhD, FPIDS, is Werner and Gertrude Henle Endowed Chair in Pediatrics in the Division Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), and Professor of Pediatrics and…
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