On Tuesday, March 5, 2019, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held a hearing to discuss the recent outbreak of preventable diseases and the need for vaccinations in the U.S.

Community immunity, also known as herd immunity, is a pivotal issue for people with primary immunodeficiency diseases (PI), and it was important that our community was represented at this hearing as IDF President & CEO John G. Boyle was invited to serve as one of five advisory board panelists.

Click below to view the full hearing and to hear John’s testimony on behalf of individuals and families affected by PI.

IDF is proud to lend a voice to our community’s interests when critical topics need to be addressed on a local, national and international level.