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:
Tseng HF, Sy L, Qian L, Liu IA, Mercado C, Lewin B, Tartof SY, Nelson JC, Jackson LA, Daley MF, Weintraub E, Klein NP, Belongia E, Liles EG, Jacobsen SJ. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine safety in elderly adults. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 5, Issue 6, 1 June 2018, ofy100, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy100.
Havers FP, Hicks LA, Chung JR, Gaglani M, Murthy K, Zimmerman RK, Jackson LA, Petrie JG, McLean HQ, Nowalk MP, Jackson ML, Monto AS, Belongia EA, Flannery B, Fry AM. Outpatient antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections during influenza seasons. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 Jun 1;1(2):e180243. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0243. PubMed
Jackson LA, Rupp R, Papadimitriou A, Wallace D, Raanan M, Moss KJ. A phase 1 study of safety and immunogenicity following intradermal administration of a tetravalent dengue vaccine candidate. Vaccine. 2018 May 19. pii: S0264-410X(18)30635-2. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.05.028. [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
Daley MF, Shoup JA, Newcomer SR, Jackson ML, Groom HC, Jacobsen SJ, McLean HQ, Klein NP, Weintraub ES, McNeil MM, Glanz JM. Assessing potential confounding and misclassification bias when studying the safety of the childhood immunization schedule. Acad Pediatr. 2018 Sep - Oct;18(7):754-762. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.03.007. Epub 2018 Mar 28. PubMed
Zerbo O, Modaressi S, Goddard K, Lewis E, Fireman BH, Daley MF, Irving SA, Jackson LA, Donahue JG, Qian L, Getahun D, DeStefano F, McNeil MM, Klein NP. Vaccination patterns in children after autism spectrum disorder diagnosis and in their younger siblings. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Mar 26. pii: 2676070. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.0082. [Epub ahead of print]. 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