121 - Vaccine Hesitancy at Home and Abroad

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Location: Ballroom (Hall B1)

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 1.25 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Senu Apewokin, MD

Assoc Prof
University of Cincinnati
Mason, OH, United States
Madhuri Sopirala, MD, MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor, Chief of Infection Prevention
Infectious Disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Health
Dallas, TX, United States

Faculty(s)

AS

Akihiko Saitoh

Niigata University
Peter Hotez, MD, PhD (he/him/his)

Professor and Dean National School of Tropical Medicine
National School of Tropical Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
Kazuko Yamamoto, MD, PhD (she/her/hers)

Professor and Chair
University of the Ryukyus
Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan

Disclosure(s):

Senu Apewokin, MD: Nestle/Seres: Honoraria

Madhuri Sopirala, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose.

Akihiko Saitoh: MSD (Pty) Ltd: Honoraria

Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Kazuko Yamamoto, MD, PhD: Daiichi-Sankyo: Lecture Fee; GSK: Lecture Fee; Merck and Company, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, Lecture Fee; Moderna, Inc.: Lecture Fee; Pfizer, Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, Lecture Fee; Sanofi K.K.: Lecture Fee; Takeda Vaccines: Lecture Fee

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

explain current challenges that impair vaccine uptake in US populations;
describe current challenges that impair vaccine uptake in Global populations;
discuss drivers of vaccine hesitancy in children and adults.

Presentations:

10:30 AM - 10:55 AM US ET

Vaccine Strategies for Respiratory Tract Infections - Differences Between Japan and the USA (U.S. Perspective)
Speaker: Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Baylor College of Medicine
10:55 AM - 11:20 AM US ET

Vaccine Strategies for Respiratory Tract Infections - Differences Between Japan and the USA (Japanese Perspective)
Speaker: Kazuko Yamamoto, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of the Ryukyus
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM US ET

Current Status and Challenges of Vaccines Against Pediatric Infectious Diseases in Japan and U.S.
Speaker: Akihiko Saitoh – Niigata University