The National Vaccine Information Center hosted a conference entitled, Protecting Health and Autonomy in the 21st Century, because at no time in modern history has it been more important for all of us to take a stand. This year, the orchestrated actions by governments around the world to restrict or eliminate civil liberties in response to the emergence of a new coronavirus has been unprecedented, and it has had profound effects on the global economy and on the physical, mental and emotional health of billions of people.