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September 21-22, 2023 NVAC Meeting

September 21, 2023 - September 22, 2023

Agenda

September 21, 2023

Time Agenda Item
9:00 am – 9:05 am CALL TO ORDER AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
9:05 am – 9:15 am OPENING REMARKS
ADM Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, OASH
9:15 am – 9:20 am CHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
9:20 am – 10:00 am THE VACCINE SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT DISCUSSION AND VOTE
Dr. Stephen Rinderknecht and Dr. Robert Schechter, Co-Chairs of the Vaccine Safety Subcommittee
10:00 am – 10:30 am EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE: TWO VACCINE SAFETY STUDIES
  • Dr. Matthew Daley, Kaiser Permanente
  • Dr. Nicola Klein, Kaiser Permanente
10:30 am – 10:45 am BREAK
10:45 am – 11:30 am

PROUDLY PRO-VAX: TRUSTED MESSENGERS SPEAK UP

  • May Malik, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Rachael Casey, CDC Foundation
  • Denise Octavia Smith, National Association of Community Health Workers
11:30 am – 12:15 pm FEDERAL AGENCY AND LIAISON MEMBER UPDATES
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm LUNCH 
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

COMING TOGETHER: COLLABORATIONS FOR COLLECTIVE IMPACT

  • Brent Ewig, Association of Immunization Managers
  • Diana Olson, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

INNOVATION IN IMMUNIZATION SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE

Dr. Jewel Mullen and Bob Swanson, Co-Chairs of the Innovation in Immunization Subcommittee

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

COUNTERING CLIMATE CHANGE WITH VACCINATION

  • Dr. Arindam Nandi, Population Council
  • Dr. Ayesha Mahmud, University of California, Berkeley
  • Dr. Matthew Laurens, University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Dr. Joshua Lacsina, National Institutes of Health
  • Dr. Ann Carpenter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm  BREAK
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm ADJUVANTS AND IMMUNE RESPONSE: INSIGHTS TO SPUR INNOVATION
  • Dr. Prabhu Arunachalam, Stanford University
  • Dr. Kentner Singleton, National Institutes of Health
  • Dr. Christopher Fox, Access to Advanced Health Institute
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm PUBLIC COMMENT
4:15 pm ADJOURN

 

September 22, 2023

Time Agenda Item
9:00 am – 9:05 am CALL TO ORDER AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
9:05 am – 9:15 am CHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
9:15 am – 10:30 am

INCLUSION IN IMMUNIZATION: ADDRESSING ABILITIES IN ALL EFFORTS

  • Dr. Bonnielin Swenor, Johns Hopkins Disability Research Center
  • Stephanie Mucha and Danielle Hall, Autism Society
  • Edwin Walker, Administration for Community Living
  • Sara Maloney, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
  • MaryBeth Musumeci, George Washington University
10:30 am – 10:45 am

BREAK

10:45 am – 11:15 am

A SUSTAINABLE VACCINE ECOSYSTEM: SUCCESSES, GAPS, AND INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES

David Humphreys and Miranda Baxa, Economist Impact

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

UNFINISHED TRIUMPHS: THERAPEUTIC VACCINES IN DEVELOPMENT

  • Dr. Hildegund Ertl, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Dr. Vinod Balachandran, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Dr. Harvey Friedman, University of Pennsylvania
  • Dr. Lorenzo Giacani, University of Washington
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm LUNCH
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm RESPIRATORY ILLNESS PREVENTION: PRIORITIES FOR THE SEASON AHEAD
  • CAPT Manisha Patel, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Sarah Dodge Ramey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Erin Burns, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention*
2:00 pm – 2:15 pm 

MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE TYPE Y OUTBREAK IN VIRGINIA

  • Dr. Laurie Forlano, Virginia Department of Health
  • Meredith Robinson, Virginia Department of Health*
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm PUBLIC COMMENT
2:30 pm

ADJOURN MEETING

* Did not present, but was available to answer questions.

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
ASTHO — Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASPR — Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
BARDA — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
CMS — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
DoD — Department of Defense
FDA — Food and Drug Administration
HHS — Department of Health and Human Services
HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration
IHS — Indian Health Services
NACCHO — National Association of County and City Health Officials
NCI — National Cancer Institute
NFID — National Foundation of Infectious Diseases
NIAID — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
NIH — National Institutes of Health
NVA — National Vaccine Program
OASH — Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
ODPHP — Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
OWH — Office of Women’s Health
PAHO — Pan American Health Organization
PHAC — Public Health Agency of Canada
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

Content created by Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP)
Content last reviewed September 28, 2023
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