The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID)

PFID is a group of patient, provider, and community orgs, health policy experts & others working to advance awareness & action on #AMR & vaccine confidence.

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

Let this grim benchmark be a unifying force now. Measles is preventable, and we know what works. We urge leaders to support easy access to vaccines. https://t.co/UEFDPyC8Al

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

The United States has now reported the most measles cases in any year since 1991, not only surpassing all of last year’s record total, but also reaching the highest level in 35 years, with more than five months still remaining in 2026. https://t.co/c8R852PEgM

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

High and increasing AMR, especially to first-line antibiotics, threatens empiric treatment and may widen gaps between WHO guidance and clinical reality for children, particularly in resource-limited settings. https://t.co/cE7sU30bM7

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

As the U.S. nears another year of record measles cases, a bipartisan poll shows strong support for vaccine access. https://t.co/04ZM9XtchK

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

Last year, the U.S. reported 2,288 measles cases, the highest since measles was eliminated in 2000 and the most in more than three decades. The U.S. is now poised to reach that level in roughly half the time this year, with 2,170 measles cases as of July 2, according to the CDC. Learn what's at stake in your state. MAP: https://t.co/14BrkpIZXP

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

The VICP remains a bipartisan success that supports vaccine access and compensation for injury. Any changes should seek to modernize the operation to meet current needs, not dismantle the structure and purpose that’s served Americans for decades. In an environment of rising vaccine skepticism, preserving that balance is more important than ever. BLOG: https://t.co/VLm5L7p7c3

[LenaSun @bylenasun]

NEW: In a sign of how seriously doctors view the US measles outbreaks, here are some of the groups that launched the Measles Collaborative to help doctors and hospitals prepare for a disease many never or ever encountered.
1/3 https://t.co/feYLkGtnzz

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

Estimated US flu vaccine efficacy against death in kids 80% over 8 seasons.

The researchers emphasized that just over half of pediatric flu deaths occurred in children with no underlying conditions.

Read more: https://t.co/7WVjp7Ezah

[Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD]

298 children died from flu last season. You simply can’t say you care about kids, while dismissing these numbers, and the fact that almost all of them were unvaccinated/ their deaths were preventable. 😞

[Jerome Adams @JeromeAdamsMD]

Consider that four in 10 U.S.
parents say they aren't sure whether to believe common false claims about vaccines, such as the myth that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes autism…. This confusion is causing real long-term harm, as declining vaccination rates fuel outbreaks of previously eradicated diseases. In 2025, the United States reported more than 2,200 measles cases, with 11 percent of patients hospitalized and three deaths, including two children. 😔
https://t.co/h86GqGhBGi

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

As vaccine policy debates intensify, attention is shifting to the infrastructure that supports access and affordability. On July 16, @ThePFID hosted a Capitol Hill briefing to examine risks to that foundation, focusing on the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) and how uncertainty around its future could impact vaccine supply, innovation, costs, and public trust. WATCH: https://t.co/kkMgC7ykn6

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

In @dcexaminer, Dr. Tina Tan warns that Utah’s measles outbreak is a reminder of how quickly infectious diseases can spread when vaccination rates fall and how vulnerable children and families often pay the price. READ: https://t.co/VqqbeK5UAN

[IDSA @IDSAInfo]

IDSA applauds the reintroduction of the bipartisan #PASTEURAct to help spur development of novel antimicrobials & strengthen stewardship efforts: https://t.co/m5HSCO0d74

Thank you @SenatorBennet, @SenToddYoung, @SenatorHick, @SenGillibrand & @SenatorRounds for your leadership.

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Call it what it is—the US has lost its hold on measles elimination

The strongest evidence that this is continuous measles spread, rather than reintroduction, comes from the virus itself.

Full Op-Ed by @unbiasedscipod's Jess Steier: https://t.co/dukjPlSRkM

[Hepatitis B Foundation @HepBFoundation]

You can protect yourself from #LiverCancer ⬇️
1️⃣ Get tested for hepatitis B 🧪 It's the only way to know if you have ever been exposed to the virus.
2️⃣ Get vaccinated for hepatitis B 💉The hepatitis B vaccine protects you for life.

#hepatitisB

[AMR Action Fund @AMRActionFund]

"The Senate’s introduction of the PASTEUR Act of 2026 is a critical step toward rekindling private investment in one of the most essential yet neglected fields of medicine," AMR Action Fund CEO Henry Skinner said. https://t.co/O6FNo53guO

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

The reintroduction of the PASTEUR Act comes at a critical moment in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, one of the most urgent public health threats facing our nation and the world. Antimicrobial resistance threatens to undermine decades of medical progress, making once-treatable infections increasingly difficult, and sometimes impossible, to cure. Thank you @SenatorBennet @SenToddYoung @Hickenlooper @gillibrandny @SenatorRounds for your leadership on this urgent healthcare issue. https://t.co/XuvjfyiW3u

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

"Effective vaccine policy must continue to weigh the impact on those most at risk. Reforms to VICP should strengthen the program and help protect our most vulnerable Americans." @immunedeficienC's Lynn Albzio https://t.co/UyKvWEjYJz

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

The VICP was the solution to a public health crisis, built on bipartisan consensus and commitment to America’s health. That foundation is now under siege. Protect this program so vaccines stay available and accessible, and compensation remains grounded in science and evidence. https://t.co/XmEPvltX9h

[The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) @ThePFID]

We have been so successful with the prevention of vaccine preventable diseases that people have forgotten about the realities of these illnesses. Damaging the underpinnings of the vaccine frameworks that have gotten us to this point will only invite those infections back into our lives. @michaelcburgess