As the trusted source of information for patients and communities, you need the latest resources from the AAFP for addressing flu vaccine hesitancy. The AAFP has released new influenza vaccination resources to help you improve vaccine confidence and increase vaccination rates among both your pediatric and adult patients. These include a CME On the Go […]

The California Academy of Family Physicians is deeply concerned about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s decision to change the childhood immunization schedule to recommend fewer vaccines for most American children. This is a dangerous change to U.S. vaccine policy that threatens the health of the public and will continue to erode […]

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to end the decades-long recommendation to vaccinate all healthy newborns against hepatitis B. This harmful decision, based on unproven claims of safety risks, will undoubtedly lead to an increase in hepatitis B infections in infants and children. Family physicians […]

California’s family physicians are alarmed by the CDC’s website claiming a link between vaccines and autism. Decades of rigorous research have firmly established that Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism. The CDC's claims are false, without scientific merit, and pose a serious threat to public health. Patients need access to reliable and accurate health information that […]

By Morgan Finegan, MD, PGY-1, Family Health Centers of San Diego While the human-to-human connection will always be the heart of primary care, there is no debate that today’s most popular doctor is the algorithm. While family physicians build trust one patient at a time, entire communities online are swayed by sensationalized and unverified health […]