AAI Council Calls on Congress to Support NIH Funding and Evidence-Based Vaccine Policy
On December 10, the AAI Council visited Washington, D.C. to advocate for robust funding for the National Institutes of Health…
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AAI Statement Following ACIP Vote to End the Recommendation of Hepatitis B Vaccination For All Infants at Birth
AAI strongly urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to reject the recommendation and reaffirm the long-standing, evidence-based guidance to administer the first dose within 24 hours of birth.
AAI Joins NFID Letter to the Senate HELP Committee Urging Evidence-Based CDC Communications
AAI has signed a joint letter urging the CDC to update the website so that it accurately reflects the current scientific consensus that there is no causal relationship between vaccines and autism.
Immunologists Push for State Biomedical Research Funding in New York
A group of immunologists in New York state has formed NY-CURES, the New York Coalition for Unified Research and Education…
Federal Government Reopens Following Longest Shutdown in History
On November 12, President Donald Trump signed a bill into law officially bringing an end to the 43-day federal government…
AAI Urges Resolution to Destructive U.S. Government Shutdown
AAI calls on Congress to immediately reach a bipartisan agreement to end the ongoing government shutdown, which is causing serious harm to the nation’s biomedical research enterprise.
AAI Goes to Capitol Hill for 2025 Rally for Medical Research
On September 18, more than 400 scientists, medical professionals, patient advocates, and policy professionals converged on Capitol Hill for the…
Investing in Cures: AAI Congressional Briefing on Cancer Immunotherapy
As the federal government approached a shutdown on Tuesday, September 30, AAI held a congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol…
Senator Bernie Sanders Holds “Vaccines Work” Press Conference
September 10, 2025 Dozens of clinicians and researchers, most in scrubs or white coats, were on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning…
AAI Capitol Hill Day Training Leads to On-the-fly Advocacy
Virginia Shapiro used her AAI Public Affairs training to take advantage of an advocacy opportunity and got her message to the Senate Minority Leader.