The quest for a malaria vaccine has been underway for a hundred years. Many candidates never made it past clinical trials. On October 6th, however, the World Health Organization endorsed…
Data increasingly suggest that a causal link exists between COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and myocarditis in adolescents and young adult males. The risk of myocarditis appears highest after the second dose…
The PIDS Transplant Infectious Diseases Education Subcommittee is pleased to announce this virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, November 4, 2021, 12-1 pm ET. Click here to register today! The expert…
Grace M. Lee, MD, MPH, FPIDS, a leader in pediatric infection prevention, is the recipient of the 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes a…
Christopher Ouellette, MD, a skilled clinician and physician-scientist, has been selected to receive the 2021 Hall Award for Clinically Innovative Research Paper from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). Offered…
Kevin Messacar, MD, a skilled clinician and researcher, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Young Investigator Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). Presented to a…
Gregory A. Storch, MD, FPIDS, a skilled clinician, researcher and leader in diagnostics, is the recipient of a 2021 Distinguished Physician Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). The…
Morven S. Edwards, MD, FPIDS, an expert on bacterial infections in newborns, is the recipient of a 2021 Distinguished Physician Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). The annual…
William C. Gruber, MD, FPIDS, a leading global expert in vaccine development, is the recipient of the 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Stanley A. Plotkin Lecture in Vaccinology Award….
Betsy C. Herold, MD, FPIDS, a groundbreaking researcher, is the recipient of the 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Caroline B. Hall Lectureship Award. Presented annually, the award highlights innovative…
Please join us for our virtual PIDS Business Meeting on Tuesday, October 5 at 8 pm ET. Please do not think of this as just another Zoom meeting at the end…
A recent study found that COVID-19 cases, emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions increased from June to August 2021 among individuals 0 to 17 years old nationwide. During a…
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