Phyllis Arthur, EVP, Health Policy and Programs, “Vaccines are one of the most important and effective innovations for the defense of public health. They have saved millions of lives and drastically reduced or eliminated deadly and debilitating infectious diseases like smallpox, polio, and measles.Today’s pediatric vaccination schedule is specifically designed to protect American children during their period of greatest risk to infectious diseases.
“Additionally, extensive scientific research with dozens of peer-reviewed studies and continuous safety monitoring over decades have consistently shown that vaccines and their ingredients do not cause autism.To continue suggesting there is a link without evidence is a disservice to finding causes and interventions that could help those living with autism and the families who support them. These suggestions will also cause confusion and erode confidence in vaccines with American families, exposing millions of people, particularly children, to the risk of being unprotected to serious infectious disease.”
Dear Congressional Leaders:On behalf of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA)—a national coalition of independent, state and territory-based organizations representing the full breadth of America’s biotechnology ecosystem—we write to…
Re: Docket No. CDC-2025-0783; Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) MeetingDear Dr. Zadeh and Members of the ACIP:The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Advisory Committee…
Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished Members of the Committee:Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), which represents more than 1,000…
Phyllis Arthur, EVP, Health Policy and Programs, “Vaccines are one of the most important and effective innovations for the defense of public health. They have saved millions of lives and drastically reduced or eliminated deadly and debilitating infectious diseases like smallpox, polio, and measles. Today’s pediatric vaccination schedule is specifically designed to protect American children during their period of greatest risk to infectious diseases.
“Additionally, extensive scientific research with dozens of peer-reviewed studies and continuous safety monitoring over decades have consistently shown that vaccines and their ingredients do not cause autism. To continue suggesting there is a link without evidence is a disservice to finding causes and interventions that could help those living with autism and the families who support them. These suggestions will also cause confusion and erode confidence in vaccines with American families, exposing millions of people, particularly children, to the risk of being unprotected to serious infectious disease.”