The 2025 National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit was held on May 13-15, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia. Please check below for a complete overview of the meeting and associated activities, including the posters exhibited during the meeting, the recipients of the 2025 NAIIS Immunization Excellence Awards, and individual presentations given during each session of the Summit, as well as a short biography of each presenter.
2025 Meeting
Opening pre-meeting session: Understanding Adult Immunizations and Background on NAIIS Level Setting the Adult Immunization Landscape
- National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS)
- L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
Pre-meeting Session One (concurrent sessions)
Payment for Adult Vaccines Nuts and Bolts
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Vaccine Payment – Why Offices Are Concerned
- Jennifer Tinney (The Arizona Partnership for Immunizations (TAPI))
- What Happens After a Vaccine is Administered
- Mitchell Finkel (Avalere Health)
- Insurance Coverage of Adult Immunizations at Pharmacies
- Eric Crumbaugh (Dynavax)
Quality Measures to Improve Vaccine Coverage
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Gabby Kyle-Lion (National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA))
Pre-meeting Session Two (concurrent sessions)
Updates on National Vaccine Policy
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Immunization Federal Funding Landscape
- Ashley Palmer (317 Coalition)
- Adult Vaccine Access and Coverage
- Abby Bownas (Adult Vaccine Access Coalition, NVG LLC)
- Vaccine Policy and Law: A New Era
- Richard Hughes IV (Epstein Becker Green; The George Washington University Law School)
- Federal Agency Reorganization
- Niki Carelli (The Daschle Group; Coalition to Stop Flu)
Focusing on the ‘True North’ in Adult Immunization
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Robert H. Hopkins, Jr. (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
Main Session
- Opening Welcome
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Kelly Moore (Immunize.org)
- Keynote Vaccine Panel: Perspectives on Fostering Vaccine Confidence: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
- Moderator: Glen Nowak (University of Georgia)
- Helen Branswell (Infectious Diseases, STAT)
- Scott Ratzan (CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy)
- Iyabode (Yabo) Beysolow (YB Consultants, LLC)
- Adult and Influenza Vaccination Coverage Update
- Carla Black, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Immunity in Focus: US Trends in Adult and Maternal Immunizations
- Nandini Selvam (IQVIA Government Solutions)
Plenary Session One: Vaccine Preventable Disease Epidemiology
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Influenza Activity in the United States: 2024-2025 Influenza Season
- Alicia Budd (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Update on the Epidemiology of COVID-19 and RSV
- Ben Silk (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Public Health Response to Measles and Mpox
- Andrea Kim (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health)
Plenary Session Two: State and Local Public Health Engagement in Adult Vaccination Efforts
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Adult Immunizations in Public Health
- Emily Messerli (Association of Immunization Managers)
- Collaboration and Sustainability: Tennessee’s Adult Vaccination Partnerships
- Marie Hartel (Tennessee Department of Health)
- Adult Immunization Efforts in Pennsylvania
- Sri Parajuli (Pennsylvania Department of Health)
Plenary Session Three: Vaccination during Pregnancy and Strategies for Maternal/Infant Coordination of Care
- Moderator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Maternal Vaccination Coverage Update
- Carla Black, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Maternal Immunization: Current Recommendations and Potential Barriers
- Kevin Ault (Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine)
- RSV Prevention Coordination in an Integrated Health System
- Whitney Buckel (Intermountain Health)
Plenary Session Four: From Immunization Recommendations to Provider Payment: Process and Pitfalls for Providers
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- CPT Codes from a Manufacturer Perspective – Process and Importance
- Emily Acker (Biotechnology Innovation Organization)
- From ACIP to Immunized Arms
- Matthew Malachowski (Ochsner Health)
- Getting the IIS Ready
- Rebecca Coyle (American Immunization Registry Association)
Discussion Groups Breakout Sessions
- Billing and Coding
- Discussion Facilitator: Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
- Operationalizing Seasonal Vaccinations
- Discussion Facilitator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Community-Based Organizations and Sustaining Vaccine Confidence
- Discussion Facilitators: Daisy Winner (Brown University), Purnima Unni (AIM), Iyabode (Yabo) Beysolow (YB Consultants, LLC) and Carolyn Bridges (Immunize.org)
Breakout Groups’ Reports
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
Plenary Session Five: New Vaccines
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- New Vaccines in Development
- Phyllis Arthur (Biotechnology Innovation Organization)
- Tonya Villafana (AstraZeneca)
- Overview of mRNA-1647: Investigational CMV Vaccine
- Lori Panther (Moderna)
- The Promise of mRNA Vaccines
- Barney Graham (David Satcher Global Health Equity Institute; Morehouse School of Medicine)
Plenary Session Six: Preparing for the Next Pandemic
- Moderator: Kelly Moore (Immunize.org)
- Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Vaccines and Immunization; H5N1 and Beyond
- Jesse Goodman (Georgetown University)
- A State’s Perspective on Vaccine Preparedness
- Lisa Gargano (Rhode Island Department of Health)
- Prepare Now, Prepare Publicly
- Heather Lanthorn (Duke Global Health Innovation Center)
Plenary Session Seven: Respiratory Season Communications
- Moderator: Marla Dalton (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
- Clear Messages, Strong Impact: Effective Communication During Respiratory Season
- Peter Vigliarolo (Padilla)
- Catherine Flores Martin (California Immunization Coalition)
- Robert H. Hopkins, Jr. (National Foundation for Infectious Diseases)
Plenary Session Eight: Manufacturers Roundtable Discussion on Vaccine Access and Confidence
- Moderator: L.J Tan (Immunize.org)
- Amy Walker (CSL Seqirus)
- Candice Robinson (GSK)
- Heather Richmond (Dynavax)
- Julian Ritchey (Sanofi)
- Kate Mevis (Merck)
- Kathleen Dooling (Pfizer)
- Peter Costa (Bavarian Nordic)
- Rob Zeiger (AstraZeneca)
- Wendy Sohn (Moderna)