Regional Immunization Trends and Measles Preparedness
Reporting on vaccination coverage, public health readiness, and barriers to prevention.
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Vaccine recommendations do not operate in isolation. Their public health impact depends on the systems that interpret, communicate, finance, and deliver them.
The 2026 conference examined those intersections through state and local public health, clinical medicine, forensic pathology, pharmacy, behavioral research, and community practice.
Coverage policy, provider capacity, distribution systems, and local infrastructure shape whether scientific recommendations translate into vaccination.
Detection, testing, case ascertainment, and mortality classification influence what disease surveillance can reveal.
Patient decisions are shaped by information environments, healthcare access, and experiences with institutions.
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Pennsylvania's immunization landscape amid changes in federal vaccine policy, declining vaccination coverage, and pressures on healthcare access.
View PresentationAllegheny County's strategic response to declining school vaccination coverage, nonmedical exemptions, and persistent disparities. Includes a six-pillar countywide framework.
View PresentationThe role of forensic pathology in identifying vaccine-preventable disease deaths that may be missed or misclassified, and the contribution of medical examiner and coroner partnerships to surveillance.
View PresentationHow families interpret competing sources of vaccine information, evaluate evidence, and weigh uncertainty when making decisions.
View PresentationCommunity pharmacy vaccination models, pharmacist training, operational workflows, and partnerships designed to expand access in underserved communities.
View PresentationScientific evidence and advisory processes behind adult vaccine recommendations, including pneumococcal vaccines and the needs of geriatric and long-term care populations.
View PresentationAntivaccine messaging, information environments as a social determinant of health, and approaches to strengthening trustworthiness in vaccine communication.
View PresentationPresentations reflect information and speaker perspectives as of October 28, 2026. Clinical guidance and public health policies may change.
Moderator:
Kristal Ross, PharmD, CTTS
Panelists:
Amesh Adalja, MD |
Diego Chaves-Gnecco, MD, MPH |
Khlood Salman, MD
Topics reflect the prepared panel questions, not verbatim remarks or formal consensus findings.
Photography: Alleycat Media
Reporting on vaccination coverage, public health readiness, and barriers to prevention.
Read CoverageCoverage of Secretary Bogen's remarks on vaccination and public trust.
View CoverageConference evaluation responses are being reviewed. Findings will be shared when the analysis is complete and will inform future ACIC educational programming.
Thank you to our speakers, planning committee, volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, and organizational partners.