[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 181 (Monday, September 20, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50818-50819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24366]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Meeting
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 committee meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., October 20, 1999; 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,
October 21, 1999; 8 a.m.-12 p.m., October 22, 1999.
Place: Auditorium B, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
1600 Clifton Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
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Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Director,
CDC, on the appropriate uses of immunizing agents. In addition,
under 42 U.S.C. 1396s, the Committee is mandated to establish and
periodically review and, as appropriate, revise the list of vaccines
for administration to vaccine-eligible children through the Vaccines
for Children (VFC) program, along with schedules regarding the
appropriate periodicity, dosage, and contraindications applicable to
the vaccines.
Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include a review of
issues relating to the goal of eliminating or reducing the
thimerosal content of vaccines; adoption of the harmonized
immunization schedule for the year 2000; recommendations for use of
meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine for college students; an update
on the use of meningococcal conjugate vaccine in the United Kingdom;
recommendations for use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; inclusion
of the pneumococcal vaccine in the Vaccines for Children program;
recommendations for use of neuraminidase inhibitors; use of
influenza vaccine in pregnant women and young children; plans to
revise the adult immunization recommendations; approval of standing
orders for adult immunization, adolescent/adults acellular pertussis
products; adverse events reported after use of yellow fever vaccine
in older adults; prevention of pneumococcal disease in adults <65 years="" old;="" an="" update="" on="" the="" bioterrorism="" work="" group;="" military="" experience="" on="" use="" of="" anthrax="" vaccine;="" an="" update="" from="" the="" food="" and="" drug="" administration;="" update="" from="" the="" national="" center="" for="" infectious="" diseases;="" update="" from="" the="" national="" immunization="" program;="" update="" from="" the="" vaccine="" injury="" compensation="" program;="" update="" from="" the="" national="" vaccine="" program;="" rotavirus="" vaccine="" and="" intussusception;="" and="" resumption="" or="" continued="" suspension="" of="" use="" of="" rotavirus="" vaccine.="" other="" matters="" of="" relevance="" among="" the="" committee's="" objectives="" may="" be="" discussed.="" agenda="" items="" are="" subject="" to="" change="" as="" priorities="" dictate.="" contact="" person="" for="" more="" information:="" john="" r.="" livengood,="" m.d.,="" director,="" epidemiology="" and="" surveillance="" division,="" national="" immunization="" program,="" cdc,="" cdc,="" 1600="" clifton="" road,="" ne,="" m/s="" e61,="" atlanta,="" georgia="" 30333.="" telephone="" 404/639-8254.="" the="" director,="" management="" analysis="" and="" services="" office="" has="" been="" delegated="" the="" authority="" to="" sign="" federal="" register="" notices="" pertaining="" to="" announcements="" of="" meetings="" and="" other="" committee="" management="" activities="" for="" both="" the="" centers="" for="" disease="" control="" and="" prevention="" and="" the="" agency="" for="" toxic="" substances="" and="" disease="" registry.="" dated:="" september="" 14,="" 1999.="" john="" c.="" burckhardt,="" acting="" director,="" management="" analysis="" and="" services="" office,="" centers="" for="" disease="" control="" and="" prevention.="" [fr="" doc.="" 99-24366="" filed="" 9-17-99;="" 8:45="" am]="" billing="" code="" 4163-18-p="">