Committee Sponsored Sessions Friday

Committee Sponsored Sessions
Friday, April 17, 2026

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The Future of Vaccination and the Critical Need for Evidence-Based Policies  

Sponsored by the AAI Committee on Public Affairs 

Friday, April 17, 2026
9:00–10:30 AM
No fee, registration not required

153AB

Chairs:

  • Lauren Ehrlich, Univ. of Texas, Austin, USA 
  • Marion Pepper, Univ. of Washington, USA  


Speakers:

  • Susan Monarez, Strategic Health Technology and Funding Advisor, California Public Health Network Innovation Exchange, former CDC Director, USA, Science, trust, and the future of health 
  • Bruce Gellin, Vaccine Integrity Project, former deputy assistant secretary for health and director of the National Vaccine Program Office at the US Department of Health and Human Services, USA, The Vaccine Integrity Project: why evidence matters…now more than ever.


The session will broadly focus on the current state of U.S. vaccine policy. Speakers will address recent federal policy actions, including changes to the CDC childhood immunization schedule; the central challenges and potential solutions to achieving sound U.S. vaccine policy; and the role non-federal entities have in providing data-driven guidance for medical professionals, parents, and patients. The formal presentations will be followed by an audience Q&A.