Robert H. Hopkins Jr. MD

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) recently held its respiratory season kick-off, which included the release of its annual respiratory disease survey. This year, the survey revealed the gap between vaccine support and uptake. Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of NFID delves deeper into the findings of the survey and the vaccine uptake challenges associated with certain immunizations.

Newly released CDC data show childhood immunization rates have steadily declined since 2020, pushing measles vaccination coverage below the threshold needed for herd immunity and leaving an estimated 280,000 kindergartners without documented vaccinations this year. Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, discusses the latest vaccine data, geographic patterns, and how public health and school officials can address this continued trend.

Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), discusses the need to be transparent and publish the latest vaccine data, and offers clinical insights around their safety and efficacy.

Robert H. Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, offers commentary about what changing the vaccine committee’s charter means from a functional standpoint and how it affects public health by moving away from vaccines as a prevention strategy.

Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) describes the potential consequences, including morbidity and mortality rates, if the federal government removed these vaccines.

Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, discusses the changes in the new vaccine recommendations and what potential serious consequences may be seen as a result.

Robert Hopkins, Jr, MD, medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), discusses what patients are asking about with regards to the vaccines and what the general public should continue to know about their medical value.

A preventable crisis, measles, makes a dangerous comeback.

Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases discusses the results of the organization's new survey and the surprising findings that many people forget to wash their hands after key times or believe it is not needed.

In the second installment of our interview with Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), he discusses some of the takeaways in how public health messaging was lost on the public, which lead to mistrust, and thus leaving open the door for disinformation and misinformation.

In the second installment of our COVID-19 pandemic series, Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), discusses the paradox that has arisen from the COVID-19 vaccines that in spite of their development in record time, what remains is a deeper mistrust in immunizations overall.

With the release of these guidelines and the US Health and Human Services canceling the mid-March FDA VRBPAC meeting to discuss these vaccine recommendations, Robert Hopkins Jr, MD, the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), offers insight on these developments.

The federal government is working on measures to mitigate the potential impact including looking at vaccines, therapies, and other strategies. Robert Hopkins, Jr, MD, medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID), provides some insights on our preparation now and lessons learned from the pandemic.

Robert H. Hopkins, Jr, MD, medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) provides an update on incidence rates and virus patterns across different regions of the US.

Robert H. Hopkins, Jr., MD, medical director, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) and ACIP liaison, offers guidance and insights on a variety of respiratory vaccines.