William Schaffner, MD

Expert discussion on how updated guidelines

Expert discussion on how updated guidelines intersect with state vaccination requirements for school entry.

Expert discussion on how vaccine education continues to play a significant role in immunization uptake and improving health equity.

Doctors warn recent vaccine policy shifts may leave infants and underserved kids unprotected, raising RSV and measles risks and widening disparities.

Experts discuss the potential unintended consequences of less children getting immunized if the current trends continue.

Experts discuss the potential unintended consequences of less children getting immunized if the current trends continue.

In this episode of our roundtable discussion, four experts talk about the changes to the CDC’s ACIP meetings.

Experts review recent updates to the US childhood immunization schedule, including RSV prevention, hepatitis B birth dose changes, and expanded shared clinical decision making.

"The foundation of science in the new iteration of the ACIP is uncertain at best," William Schaffner, MD, observed. He is concerned about where that might lead.

Infectious disease and family medicine experts share guidance on vaccine policy changes, patient communication, and boosting vaccine confidence.

William Schaffner, MD, a long-time liaison from the NFID to the ACIP working groups, is concerned about fragmentation of US vaccine recommendations.

William Schaffner, MD, advises first and foremost to stay away from politics, to acknowledge and normalize patient fear and concern, and to answer quickly and with confidence.

William Schaffner, MD, ID specialist and vaccine expert, advises following state guidance on back-to-school shots and thinking through new guidance on COVID shots for kids.

William Schaffner, MD, a veteran infectious disease expert and public health thought leader is concerned that rapidly shifting federal policy could impact future options.

Schaffner describes the mood among his colleagues in infectious disease right now as anxious, perplexed, distressed, and angry. They expect the disruptions and their feelings to continue.

Well-known ID specialist Bill Schaffner, MD, and active primary care educator Chuck Vega, MD, offer thoughts on how to get shots into arms in the 2023-2024 respiratory virus season.

Respiratory virus season 2023-2024 will likely be a "transition year," according to family physician Chuck Vega, MD and ID specialist Bill Schaffner, MD. Here's why.