Fwd: [NVIC] Vaccine Plan Meetings Coming Up

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> NVIC Vaccine E-Newsletter

> January 30, 2009

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> Vaccine Plan Meetings Coming Up

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> This week and in the next few months, the Department of Health and

> Human Services and the Institute of Medicine are holding public

> meetings to discuss the National Vaccine Plan as well as the draft

> Scientific Research Agenda of the CDC's Immunization Safety Office.

> Some of the meetings can be accessed through audio webcast or by

> telephone conferencing. Following is a schedule of those meetings

> and information about how to participate.

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> Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences

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> Monday, February 2, 2009

> 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

> Institute of Medicine

> Committee on Review of Priorities in the National Vaccine Plan

> Keck Center of the National Academies

> 500 Fifth St., Washington, D.C. 20001

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> Meeting Purpose: This IOM workshop will focus on topics related to

> Goal 3 of the update to the National Vaccine Plan (support informed

> vaccine decision-making by the public, providers, and policy-

> makers) developed by federal agencies with coordination by the

> National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO).

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> Meeting Agenda: To view a draft agenda of the meeting: http://

> www.iom.edu/?id=61155

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> To Listen to Meeting via Audio Webcast: To listen to the webcast,

> go to http://nationalacad emies.org. Pre-registration is not

> necessary for the webcast.

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> On Monday, Feb. 2, click " LIVE WEBCAST " (top- center of the

> webpage). This link will be activated at 8 a.m. EST and will be

> available until the meeting is adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

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> Meeting Materials: Available PowerPoint presentations and audio

> files from the meeting will be posted to the project website after

> the meeting.

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> Future Stakeholder Meetings: The following meeting dates for

> meetings of the Committee on Review of Priorities in the National

> Vaccine Plan:

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> April 14, 2009: Fourth national stakeholder meeting, Washington, DC

> Topic: Goal 2 - Vaccine Safety

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> June 4, 2009: Fifth national stakeholder meeting, location To Be

> Decided.

> Topic: Goal 5 - Global Health

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> To View the draft National Vaccine Plan: The 2008 Draft Strategic

> National Vaccine Plan is available on the Department of Health and

> Human Services, National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) website at

> http://www.dhhs.gov/nvpo/vacc_pl an/2008plan/draftvaccineplan.pdf

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> To Submit Written Comments to IOM on the National Vaccine Plan: To

> share information with the Committee, send written comments by

> mail, fax or email via the Contact Information below. Any comments

> submitted to the Committee, including your name and identifying

> information, will not be kept confidential and will be included in

> a Public Access File as the National Academy of Sciences complies

> with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The

> National Academies shall be authorized to use any such comments or

> submissions in accordance with the National Academies' Terms of Use

> Statement (http://www.nationalacademies.org/legal/terms.htm l)

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> For More Information: Contact Institute of Medicine, 8th floor,

> Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice Committee on

> Review of Priorities, National Vaccine Plan, Keck Center of the

> National Academies 500 5th Street, NW Washington, DC 20001

> Phone: 202-334-1361

> Fax: 202-334-2939

> Email: VaccinePlan@...

> Webpage: http://www.iom. edu/vaccineplan

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> Department of Health & Human Services

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> Wednesday, February 4, 2009

> 8:00 - 12:30 p.m

> National Vaccine Advisory Committee

> Vaccine Safety Working Group

> Hubert H. Humphrey Building - Room 800

> 200 Independence Ave. SW

> Washington, D.C. 20201

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> Meeting Purpose: To discuss outcomes of the three public engagement

> sessions in Birmingham, Alabama; Ashland, Oregon and Indianapolis,

> Indiana in which health officials from the CDC's Immunization

> Safety Office (ISO) solicited input from the public about vaccine

> safety research priorities. (Vicky Debold, PhD, RN, NVIC's Director

> of Patient Safety, attended all three public meetings and will

> provide comments on Feb. 4 at this meeting)

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> What is the ISO? The ISO within the CDC has " significant

> responsibility for monitoring the safety or vaccines after they are

> licensed and used among children and adults in the U.S. ISO's

> research agenda identifies vaccine safety issues to consider for

> scientific study over the next five years, in addition to any new

> questions that may arise. " The ISO is soliciting public input on

> the ISO's draft scientific agenda.

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> ISO's Scientific Research Agenda may be viewed at:

> http://www.cdc. gov/vaccinesafety/00_pdf/draft_agenda_recommendati

> ons_080404.pdf and the addendum at http://www.cdc.gov/v

> accinesafety/00_pdf/draft_recommendations_add_080 410.

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> To Attend the Feb. 4 NVAC Meeting: Contact Kirsten Vannice at

> kirsten.vannice@.... Public comment during the meeting is

> " first come, first serve as time allows. " Indicate when contacting

> Kirsten Vannice by email if you want to provide public comment at

> the meeting.

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> To Listen to Feb. 4 NVAC Meeting By Telephone: Call 888-469-2187.

> Participant Passcode: 2973732

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> To Submit Written Comments About the ISO Scientific Agenda: ISO is

> seeking input from the public on the draft ISO scientific agenda

> including " concerns about vaccine safety overall; specific

> suggestions on the draft ISO scientific research agenda; the

> reasons and values that should be considered in determining why

> some concerns may be more important than others; and any other

> information, including personal experiences with vaccine safety

> concerns that people feel NVAC should be aware of. " See: http://

> www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/PublicEngageme nt.html. Deadline is Monday,

> Feb. 2, 2009.

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> Future NVAC Meetings:

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> March 16 or 17, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (date to be determined)

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> NVAC Vaccine Safety Working Group - Vaccine Stakeholder Meeting

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> Purpose of Meeting: To summarize public input and progress on

> developing the ISO Scientific Research Agenda and to allow

> stakeholders to comment broadly on two areas: (1) the draft ISO

> research agenda and (2) options for developing priorities for the

> draft ISO research agenda. To attend or for more information: email

> kirsten.vannice@....

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> June 2-3, 2009 in Washington, D.C.

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> National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) Meeting

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> Purpose of Meeting: A meeting of the NVAC which will include a

> discussion of the ISO Draft Research Agenda

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> General Rules & Procedures for Attending NVAC Meetings:

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> Photo identification is required, such as a driver's license, for

> admission to the building. A sign-in area for meeting attendees is

> located in the lobby behind the reception desk. Time is allotted at

> every meeting for public response and comment. Pre-registration is

> required for both public attendance and comment. Any individual who

> wishes to attend the meeting and/or participate in the public

> comment session should e- mail nvpo@... or call 202-690-5566.

> Written comments should be submitted at least five business days in

> advance to nvpo@....

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> For More Information: Go to http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/

> PublicEngageme nt.html.

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