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***Announcement***
The "The Smallpox Vaccination Program: Public Health in an Age of Terrorism" report from the Institute of Medicine Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation was released on Thursday, March 3, 2005 at 11:00am EST.
Using a committee established by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the IOM provided advice to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and program managers on selected aspects of pre-event smallpox vaccination program implementation.
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The Committee reviewed and made recommendations to CDC and the vaccine program managers to improve:
- CDC guidelines and instruments to identify potential vaccine recipients at high risk of vaccine adverse events and complications,
- CDC measures to ensure the early recognition, evaluation, and appropriate treatment of adverse events and complications of smallpox vaccination,
- CDC plans for collecting and analyzing data on vaccine immunogenicity, adverse events, complications, and vaccine coverage,
- the informed consent process for vaccine recipients,
- professional education and training materials,
- communication plans developed by CDC for public health and medical professionals and the public,
- state smallpox vaccination implementation plans, and
- the achievement of overall goals of the smallpox vaccination program (e.g. vaccine coverage rate, equity of access, adverse reaction rates, etc.).
CONTACT INFORMATION
Mailing Address:
Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation
Institute of Medicine
500 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone Number:
(202) 334-1707
Email Address:
smallpox@nas.edu
TERMS OF USE
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(Last Updated March 3, 2005)
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