98-23666. National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Future Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage, and Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety: Meetings  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 46796-46797]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-23666]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    
    
    National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Future 
    Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage, and Subcommittee on 
    Vaccine Safety: Meetings
    
        In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
    Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
    Prevention (CDC) announces the following Federal advisory committee 
    meetings.
    
        Name: National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC).
    
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        Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., September 28, 1998; 8 a.m.-12:30 
    p.m. September 29, 1998.
        Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
    Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
        Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
        Notice: In the interest of security, the Department has 
    instituted stringent procedures for entrance to the Hubert H. 
    Humphrey Building by non-government employees. Thus, persons without 
    a government identification card should plan to arrive at the 
    building each by either between 8 and 8:30 a.m. or 12:30 and 1 p.m. 
    so they can be escorted to the meeting. Entrance to the meeting at 
    other times during the day cannot be assured.
        Purpose: This committee advises and makes recommendations to the 
    Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to the 
    Program responsibilities.
        Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include updates on 
    the National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) activities; a report from 
    the Division of Vaccine Injury Compensation; a discussion on the 
    impact of changes in Federal funding of vaccine programs, the Food 
    and Drug Administration, National Immunization Program and 
    Association of State and Territorial Health Officers; a report from 
    the Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General; a discussion 
    on the current status of NIH efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent 
    AIDS; a report from the task force on community preventive services; 
    status of NVAC papers, strategies to sustain immunization coverage; 
    a report fostering non-traditional sites for promoting adult 
    immunization, and case studies of vaccine development; a discussion 
    on the progress in influenza pandemic preparedness; potential 
    utility of new influenza vaccines, blueprint strategy for 
    tuberculosis vaccine development; reports from the Immunization 
    Registries Workgroup, progress toward a strategic plan, Subcommittee 
    on Future Vaccines, Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage and 
    Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety; a discussion on future agenda items.
    
        Name: Subcommittee on Future Vaccines.
        Time and Date: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1998.
        Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 703, 200 Independence 
    Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
        Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
        Purpose: This subcommittee develops policy options and guides 
    national activities that lead to accelerated development, licensure, 
    and the best use of new vaccines in the simplest possible 
    immunization schedules.
        Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include discussions 
    regarding ``Orphan Vaccines'' How can we expedite the development of 
    certain vaccines? Follow-up of discussion on indemnification for 
    phase 1 clinical trials.
    
        Name: Subcommittee on Immunization Coverage.
        Time and Date: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1998.
        Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence 
    Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
        Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
        Purpose: This subcommittee will identify and propose solutions 
    that provide a multifaceted and holistic approach to reducing 
    barriers that result in low immunization coverage for children.
        Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items will include updates on 
    the status of the Immunization Coverage paper, ``Strategies to 
    Sustain Immunization Coverage'', adult immunization at non-
    traditional sites, and a discussion of adolescent frame work for 
    immunization.
    
        Name: Subcommittee on Vaccine Safety.
        Time and Date: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., September 28, 1998.
        Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 705A, 200 Independence 
    Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.
        Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
        Purpose: This subcommittee reviews issues relevant to vaccine 
    safety and adverse reactions to vaccines.
        Matters to be Discussed: Agenda items include a discussion on 
    the review of the draft public health service vaccine safety action 
    plan.
        Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
        Contact Person for More Information: Felecia D. Pearson, 
    Committee Management Specialist, NVPO, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
    M/S A-11, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-4450.
    
        Dated: August 27, 1998.
    Carolyn J. Russell,
    Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease 
    Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Document Information

Published:
09/02/1998
Department:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-23666
Dates:
9 a.m.-2 p.m., September 28, 1998; 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. September 29, 1998.
Pages:
46796-46797 (2 pages)
PDF File:
98-23666.pdf