Vaccines save lives by protecting people against infectious diseases—polio, influenza, and viral hepatitis to name a few. But recently, particularly in the Northwest, people have delayed or refused vaccination because of safety fears, leading to local outbreaks of potentially deadly diseases such as whooping cough and measles. Kaiser Permanente Washington is working to protect communities by continually improving the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.
Kaiser Permanente Washington research projects on vaccines and infectious diseases include:
Successes over three decades of KPWHRI research on vaccine safety and effectiveness include:
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Eller NM, Henrikson NB, Opel DJ. Vaccine information sources and parental trust in their child's health care provider. Health Educ Behav. 2019 Jan 7:1090198118819716. doi: 10.1177/1090198118819716. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
McClure DL, Jacobsen SJ, Klein NP, Naleway AL, Kharbanda EO, Glanz JM, Jackson LA, Weintraub ES, McLean HQ. Similar relative risks of seizures following measles containing vaccination in children born preterm compared to full-term without previous seizures or seizure-related disorders. Vaccine. 2019;37(1):76-79. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.11.038. Epub 2018 Nov 23. PubMed
Jackson ML. Use of self-reported vaccination status can bias vaccine effectiveness estimates from test-negative studies. Vaccine: X 2019: 1; 100003.
Appiah GD, Chung JR, Flannery B, Havers F, Zimmerman RK, Nowalk MP, Monto AS, Martin ET, Gaglani M, Murthy K, Jackson LA, Jackson ML, McLean HQ, Belongia EA, Fry AM. Hospitalization following outpatient medical care for influenza: US Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network, 2011-12-2015-16. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2019 Mar;13(2):133-137. doi: 10.1111/irv.12616. Epub 2018 Dec 19. PubMed
![]() Lisa A. Jackson, MD, MPHSenior Investigator |
![]() Jennifer C. Nelson, PhDDirector of Biostatistics; Senior Investigator |
![]() Michael L. Jackson, PhD, MPHAssociate Investigator |
![]() Andrea J. Cook, PhDSenior Investigator |
![]() Sascha Dublin, MD, PhDSenior Investigator |
![]() Onchee Yu, MSSenior Biostatistician |
![]() Robert D. Wellman, MSBiostatistician |
Doug Opel, MD, MPH
University of Washington (UW) Department of Bioethics and Humanities; UW Department of Pediatrics; UW Medical Center
John Dunn, MD, MPH
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington
Elizabeth Lin, MD, MPH
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Family Practice;
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute