Annals in the Clinic
Released March 12, 2025
Statement from Leading Physician Groups on NIH Decision to Terminate Grants for Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake Research
The statement below is issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American College of Physicians:
“Our organizations, representing more than 400,000 physicians nationwide, express serious concern and strong opposition to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) decision to terminate grants to study vaccine hesitancy and uptake. This action is a dangerous intrusion into critical work that seeks to protect our patients from vaccine-preventable illnesses.
