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June 16-17, 2021 NVAC Meeting

June 16, 2021 - June 17, 2021

Agenda

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Time Agenda Item
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm

CALL TO ORDER AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official

1:10 pm – 1:20 pm

OPENING REMARKS
Dr. Rachel L. Levine, Assistant Secretary of Health

1:20 pm – 1:30 pm

CHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair

1:30 pm – 1:45 pm

VACCINE CONFIDENCE SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE
Dr. John Dunn, Vaccine Confidence Subcommittee Co-Chair

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

EQUITY FIRST: RESOLVING EMERGING ISSUES

  • Dr. Walt Orenstein, Emory University
  • Dr. Helene Gayle, The Chicago Community Trust
  • Dr. Rhea Boyd, The Commonwealth Fund
  • Dr. Reed Tuckson, The Black Coalition Against COVID-19
  • Mardi Moore, Out Boulder County
  • Linda Mastandrea, Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Dr. Sue Lin, Health Resources and Services Administration
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

BREAK

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

PROVIDER HESITANCY: THE PROBLEM AND IMPLEMENTING PROMISING PRACTICES

  • Dr. Noni MacDonald, Dalhouse University and Canadian Centre for Vaccinology
  • Liz Hamel, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
  • Dr. Graham McMahon, Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
  • Dr. Lila Finney Rutten, Mayo Clinic
  • Sandra Lindsay, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
4:30 pm – 4:45 pm

IMMUNIZATION EQUITY SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE AND VOTE
Melody Butler,
Immunization Equity Subcommittee Co-Chair

4:45 pm – 5:30 pm

CATCHING UP ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS AFTER COVID-19 VACCINATION DISRUPTIONS

  • Christine Liow, Avalere Health
  • Dr. William Schaffner, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
  • Dr. Marisa Rowen, El Rio Health Center
  • Abby Bownas, Adult Vaccine Access Coalition
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm

PUBLIC COMMENT

 

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Time Agenda Item
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm

CHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair

1:10 pm – 2:00 pm

COVID-19 VACCINE SAFETY UPDATES

  • Dr. Robert Hopkins, ACIP COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Technical Sub-Group Co-Chair and NVAC Chair
  • Dr. Judy A. Guzman-Cottrill, Oregon Health & Science University
  • Dr. Hui-Lee Wong, United States Food and Drug Administration
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

MONITORING MUTATIONS: VIRUS VARIANTS AND COVID-19 VACCINATION

  • Dr. Allison Greaney, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington
  • Dr. Doran Fink, United States Food and Drug Administration
  • Dr. Richard Kuhn, Purdue University
  • Dr. Kaitlyn Morabito, National Institutes of Health
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

BREAK

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Experiences in the Field: COVID-19 Vaccine Authorization and Beyond

  • Dr. Julie Gerberding, Merck
  • Dr. Alejandro Cané, Pfizer
  • Dr. Randy Hyer, Moderna
  • Dr. Rick Nettles, Johnson & Johnson
  • Dr. Greg Glenn, Novavax
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

FEDERAL AGENCY AND LIAISON REPRESENTATIVE UPDATES

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

PUBLIC COMMENT

5:15 pm

ADJORN MEETING

Abbreviations

AAP — American Academy of Pediatrics
AAFP — American Academy of Family Physicians
ACCV — Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines
ACIP — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
ACOG — American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
ADA — American Dental Association
AHEC — Area Health Education Center
AHIP — America’s Health Insurance Plans
AHRQ — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AIM — Association of Immunization Managers
AIRA — American Immunization Registry Association
APA — American Pediatric Association
APhA — American Pharmacists Association
ASH— Assistant Secretary for Health
ASTHO — Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASPR — Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
CCCNP — Comprehensive Cancer Control National Partnership
CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMS — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
DoD — Department of Defense
FDA — Food and Drug Administration
HHS —U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HRSA-BPHC — Health Resources and Services Administration - Bureau of Primary Healthcare
HRSA-DICP — Health Resources and Services Administration - Division of Injury Compensation
IHS — Indian Health Service
NACCHO — National Association of County and City Health Officials
NCI — National Cancer Institute
NIH — National Institutes of Health
ONC — Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology
PACCARB — Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
PHAC — Public Health Agency of Canada
SAHM — Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
USAID — U.S. Agency for International Development
USDA — U.S. Department of Agriculture
VA — Department of Veterans Affairs
VRBPAC — Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee

This meeting was held virtually.

Meeting Minutes*

Federal Register Notice

View Videos

View Videos from June 16, 2021

  • Meeting Opening to the Vaccine Confidence Subcommittee Update
  • Equity First Panel
  • Provider Hesitancy Panel
  • Immunization Equity Update and Catch-Up Panel

View Videos from June 17, 2021

  • Welcome and Vaccine Safety Monitoring Panel
  • Monitoring Mutations Panel
  • Experiences in the Field Panel, Member Updates, Public Comment

*People using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in these files. For assistance, contact the HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy by emailing Ann.Aikin@hhs.gov.

Content created by Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
Content last reviewed January 26, 2022
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