We have highlighted below some of the activities that the lab has engaged in around vaccine policy and education at the local, regional and national levels.  

• Dr. Chu served on the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (2021-2025) 

  • Voting Member (2024-2025) 

  • Adult and Pediatric Vaccine Working Groups (2021-2025) 

• Journal of Infectious Diseases Updates in Vaccinology series (2024-2025) 

  • https://academic.oup.com/jid/pages/vaccine-sciences?linkId=300000024116128&st_source=ai_mode

• Brotman Baty Institute Viruses and Vaccines Seminar series (2021-2023) 

  • https://www.brotmanbaty.org/news/bbi-hosting-monthly-viruses-and-vaccines-seminar-series

• Vaccines course in UW School of Public Health  (2018- present) 

  • https://www.biostat.washington.edu/academics/courses/epi/527

• Long COVID Symposium at BBI - 2024 

  • https://brotmanbaty.org/events/2024-long-covid-symposium

• ISAC committee – continued review on ACIP proceedings published in scientific journals (2024-present) 

  • Chu HY, Brewer NT, Asturias EJ, Brooks O, Cineas S, Jamieson DJ, Kamboj M, Kuchel GA, Loehr J, Lyons K, Maldonado YA, Moser CA, Schechter R, Shaw AC, Talbot HK, Zucker JR, Chen LH. The Path Forward for Vaccine Policy in the United States. N Engl J Med. 2025 Aug 21;393(8):817-822. doi: 10.1056/NEJMsb2509134. Epub 2025 Jul 30. PMID: 40737616. 

  • Asturias EJ, Brewer NT, Brooks O, Chen LH, Chu HY, Cineas S, Loehr J, Jamieson DJ, Kamboj M, Kuchel GA, Lyons K, Maldonado YA, Moser CA, Schechter R, Shaw AC, Talbot K, Zucker JR. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads. JAMA. 2025 Aug 26;334(8):667-668. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.10776. PMID: 40522971. 

  • Asturias EJ, Schechter R, Talbot HK, Boom J, Brooks OT, Chen LH, Chu HY, Cineas S, Hawkinson DJ, Kamboj M, Loehr J, Lyons KL, Maldonado YA, Moser CA, Roberts MW, Shaw AC, Wiley Z, Zucker JR, Brewer NT. The Erosion of a Pillar of Public Health: ACIP's Role and the Future of U.S. Vaccine Policy Post-June 2025. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jan 29:ciag042. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciag042. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41607311. 

  • Asturias EJ, Chen LH, Shaw AC, Moser CA, Maldonado YA, Zucker JR, Chu HY, Talbot HK, Cineas S, Lyons K, Schechter R, Kamboj M, Wiley Z, Brewer NT. Science for vaccine policy: Independent review of the September 2025 ACIP processes, deliberations and votes. Vaccine. 2025 Nov 20;67:127876. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127876. Epub 2025 Oct 23. PMID: 41135287. 

• Participation in testimonies to Senate and House and media interviews about vaccine policy

  • https://www.idsociety.org/multimedia/videos/idsa-media-briefing-implications-of-federal-vaccine-advisors-recommendations/ 

  • https://www.murray.senate.gov/murray-calls-for-kennedy-to-reinstate-fired-acip-members-or-delay-meeting-until-new-members-appropriately-vetted-2/ 

  • https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/wa-vaccine-scientists-push-back-against-fda-changes-around-covid-shots/ 

  • https://www.kuow.org/stories/uw-vaccine-expert-on-what-to-know-about-hep-b

  • https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/07/29/cdc-vaccine-adviser-rfk-jr-health-hh

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/health/vaccines-dementia-heart-elderly.html 

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/health/children-vaccines-cdc-kennedy.html 

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/health/milhoan-vaccines-optional-polio.html 

• Membership on Washington State Vaccine Advisory Committee (2026- present) 

  • https://doh.wa.gov/public-health-provider-resources/public-health-system-resources-and-services/immunization/vaccine-advisory-committee-vac