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February 7-8, 2017 NVAC Meeting

February 7, 2017 - February 8, 2017

The Great Hall, Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20201

Agenda

Day 1 – Tuesday, February 7th

TimeAgenda ItemPresenter(s)
9:20 – 10:00 a.m.Welcome 
9:20 a.m.Welcome by the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Outgoing Member AppreciationDr. Bruce Gellin, Director, NVPO
Dr. Jewel Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health
9:50 a.m.Chair’s UpdatesDr. Kim Thompson, NVAC Chair
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.NVAC at 30 
10:00 a.m.Remarks from NVPODr. Bruce Gellin, Director, NVPO
10:05 a.m.National Vaccine Program and National Vaccine Advisory Committee: Beginnings and HighlightsDr. Alan Hinman, Senior Advisor, Center for Vaccine Equity, Task Force for Global Health
10:35 a.m.NVAC and the Future of VaccinologyDr. Stanley Plotkin, Emeritus Professor, University of Pennsylvania
11:05 a.m.Discussion 
11:30 – 11:45 a.m.Break 
11:45 – 1:00 p.m.Vaccine Safety Science and Personalized Vaccinology 
11:45 a.m.The Case for Personalized Vaccinology in the 21st CenturyDr. Gregory Poland, Mary Lowell Leary Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Distinguished Mayo Investigator, Director, Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic
12:05 p.m.Metabolites as Biomarkers of Adverse Reactions Following Vaccination: A Pilot Study using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance MetabolomicsDr. Bruce McClenathan, Regional Medical Director, Defense Health Agency, DoD
12:25 p.m.(Almost) All Immunity is Local—Implications for Vaccines from Tissue ImmunodynamicsDr. Chuck Hackett, Deputy Director of the Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, NIAID
12:45 p.m.Discussion 
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.Lunch 
2:00 – 2:45 p.m.Vaccine Delivery Systems 
2:00 p.m.Innovative Vaccine Delivery Technologies: New Paradigms for Immuno-protective CountermeasuresDr. Jonathan Seals, Director, Strategic Science and Technology, BARDA
2:30 p.m.Discussion 
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.NVAC MCR Working Group (WG): Findings, Recommendations, and Voting 
2:45 p.m.Summary PresentationDr. Yvonne Maldonado, NVAC
Dr. Nate Smith, NVAC
3:15 p.m.Discussion 
3:30 p.m.Public Comment 
3:40 p.m.Vote 
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.Break 
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.Updates on Mumps Outbreaks 
4:00 p.m.Mumps Epidemiology and Public Health Response in MinnesotaDr. Ruth Lynfield, NVAC
4:20 p.m.Update on Mumps Outbreaks: ArkansasDr. Nate Smith, NVAC
4:40 p.m.Update on Mumps Outbreaks: CDCDr. Nancy Messonnier, CDC
4:50 p.m.Discussion 
5:00pm– 5:15pmPublic Comment 
5:15 p.m.Adjourn 

Day 2 – Wednesday, February 8th

TimeAgenda ItemPresenter(s)
9:00 – 9:05 a.m.Welcome and Wrap-up from Previous DayDr. Kim Thompson, NVAC Chair
9:05 – 10:00 a.m.Zika Vaccine Development 
9:05 a.m.Zika Virus Epidemiology UpdateDr. Marc Fischer, Medical Epidemiologist, DVBD, NCEZID, CDC
9:25 a.m.Overview: Zika Vaccines in DevelopmentDr. Gerald Kovacs, Senior Advisor, BARDA, ASPR
9:45 a.m.Discussion 
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.Vaccines in the 21 Century Cures Act 
10:00 a.m.Vaccine InnovationDr. Bruce Gellin, Director, NVPO
10:05 a.m.Impact on VICPDr. Narayan Nair, HRSA
10:10 a.m.Impact on CDCDr. Nancy Messonnier, CDC
10:15 a.m.Additional Comments from NIH and FDADr. Barbara Mulach, NIH
Dr. Marion Gruber, FDA
10:25 a.m.Discussion 
10:30 – 10:45amBreak 
10:45 – 12:15pmNVAC Liaison and Ex Officio Updates 
10:45 a.m.Selected Highlights of Ex-Officios and Liaison ActivitiesDr. Rhonda Kropp, PHAC
Mr. Troy Knighton, VA
Dr. Nancy Messonnier, CDC
11:15 a.m.Discussion 
11:30 a.m.Liaison MembersACCV, ACIP, AHIP, AIM, AIRA, ASTHO, NACCHO, PAHO, PHAC, VRBPAC
11:50 a.m.Ex Officio MembersAHRQ, ASPR, CDC, CMS, DoD, FDA, HRSA-BPHC, HRSA-DICP, IHS, NIH, USDA, VA
12:15 – 12:45 p.m.Childhood Immunizations: Taking the Pulse of the Public 
12:15 p.m.Public Views about the MMR Vaccine and Trust in Medical Scientists and their Research on Childhood VaccinesDr. Cary Funk, Associate Director, Research on Science and Society Pew Research Center
12:35 p.m.Discussion 
12:45 – 1:00 p.m.Public Comment 
1:00 p.m.Adjourn 

Abbreviations

ACCV — Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines

ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

AHIP — America’s Health Insurance Plans

AHRQ — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

AIM — Association of Immunization Managers

AIRA — American Immunization Registry Association

ASPR — Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

ASTHO — Association of State and Territorial Health Officials

BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CMS — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

DoD — Department of Defense

DVBD — Division of Vector-Borne Diseases

FDA — Food and Drug Administration

HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration

IHS — Indian Health Services

NACCHO — National Association of County and City Health Officials

NCEZID — National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

NIAID — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIH — National Institutes of Health

PAHO — Pan American Health Organization

PHAC — Public Health Agency of Canada

USDA — U.S. Department of Agriculture

VA — Department of Veterans Affairs

VRBPAC — Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee

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