Helen Chu elected to CDC advisory committee on immunization practices

Dr. Helen Chu, professor and multiple principal investigator of infectious disease research has been elected to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.  

The advisory committee develops recommendations for U.S. immunizations, including ages when vaccines should be given, number of doses, time between doses, and precautions and contraindications. 

Chu will serve a four year term from July 2024 - June 2028.

Chu's research is focused on preventive interventions against influenza, RSV and emerging respiratory viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2. She is a Multiple Principal Investigator of the Seattle Flu Study, which first identified COVID-19 community transmission in the United States, Co-Investigator on the University of Washington Vaccine Trials and Evaluation Unit (VTEU), and Site Principal Investigator for the ACTT-1 trial, which evaluated Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19.