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February 22-23, 2024 Meeting (Virtual)

February 22, 2024 - February 23, 2024

This meeting was held virtually.

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    • February 22, 2024
    • February 23, 2024

Agenda

February 22, 2024

Time Agenda Item Watch Online
12:00 pm – 12:05 pm CALL TO ORDER AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
Watch at start
12:05 pm – 12:15 pm OPENING REMARKS
ADM Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, OASH
Watch at 6:16
12:15 pm – 12:20 pm CHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
Watch at 13:23
12:20 pm – 1:15 pm

A 30-FOLD SURGE IN MEASLES CASES IN 2023: PROTECTING THE UNVACCINATED

  • Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, World Health Organization
  • Dr. José Hagan, World Health Organization
  • Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, Johns Hopkins University
  • Dr. Christine Hahn, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
  • Dr. Shara Epstein, Philadelphia Health Department
Watch at 20:15
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm

INNOVATION INSIGHT: ANALYSIS OF THE PIPELINE AND INDUSTRY INVESTMENT
David Thomas, Biotechnology Innovation Organization

Watch at 1:34:05
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

BREAK

 
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

STRONG SUPPLY CHAINS: OPPORTUNITIES TO THWART SHORTAGES

  • Dr. Manuel Osorio, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Joe Figlio, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
  • Drs. Tonya Villafana and Iskra Reic, AstraZeneca
  • Dr. Jeanne Santoli, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Watch at start
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

A CORNERSTONE IN CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION: STATE POLICIES FOR SCHOOL ENTRY

  • Darlene Huang Briggs, Act for Public Health Initiative
  • Dr. Georgina Peacock, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Jennifer Fulcher, Mississippi Department of Health
  • Dr. Dorit Rubinstein Reiss, University of California, San Francisco
Watch at 59:00
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm

BREAK

 
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF SAVING LIVES: THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM NOW AND IN THE FUTURE

  • Dr. Georgina Peacock, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Dr. Sean O’Leary, University of Colorado
  • Dave McCormick, Indiana State Department of Health
Watch at start
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

INNOVATION SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE
Dr. Jewel Mullen and Bob Swanson, NVAC Innovation in Immunization Subcommittee Co-chairs

Watch at 43:11
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm PUBLIC COMMENT Watch at 48:53
5:30 pm ADJOURN  

 

February 23, 2024

Time Agenda Item Watch Online
12:00 pm – 12:05 pm CALL TO ORDER AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
Watch at start
12:05 pm – 12:15 pm CHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
Watch at 2:06
12:15 pm – 1:30 pm

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: REAL USES IN VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND IMMUNIZATION EFFORTS

  • Greg Singleton, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Dr. Justin Mathew, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Ted Schenkelberg, Human Immunome Project
  • Mark Langowski, University of Washington
  • Dr. Jimmy Gollihar, Houston Methodist
  • Demetris Zambas, Pfizer
Watch at 6:55
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE ADULT IMMUNIZATION

  • Nandini Selvam, IQVIA
  • Marquisha Johns, Center for American Progress
  • Elizabeth Sobczyk, AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
Watch at 1:46:35
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

BREAK

 
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

IMMUNIZATION IN FOCUS: VACCINATING PREGNANT PEOPLE

  • Dr. Geeta Swamy, Duke University
  • Dr. Flor Munoz-Rivas, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Dr. Courtney Olson-Chen, University of Rochester
  • Dr. Kevin Ault, Western Michigan University
Watch at start
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm

INCLUSION IN IMMUNIZATION: SPECIAL PRACTICES FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

  • Drs. Alison Bray and Jessica Peck, Baylor University
  • Dr. Anna Taddio, University of Toronto
  • Melanie Hoynoski, Eden Barker, and Allison Tappon, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Watch at 1:01:00
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm FEDERAL AGENCY AND LIAISON MEMBER UPDATES Watch at 1:51:07
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm

PUBLIC COMMENT

 
5:15 pm ADJOURN MEETING  

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
NVAC — National Vaccine Advisory Committee
NVP — 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 Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH)
Content last reviewed March 19, 2024
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