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September 12-13, 2024 NVAC Meeting

September 12, 2024 - September 13, 2024

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Day 1: September 12, 2024

NVAC Meetings Agenda (Time Based on Eastern Standard Time)
TimeAgenda ItemWatch Meeting Online
9:00 am – 9:05 amCALL TO ORDER AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Ann Aikin, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Watch at start
9:05 am – 9:20 amOPENING REMARKS
ADM Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, OASH
Watch at 6:31
9:20 am – 9:30 amCHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
Watch at 17:23
9:30 am – 10:30 am

ACTIONS FOR ELIMINATION: HEPATITIS B VACCINE RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENTATION

  • Dr. Melissa Nyendak, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Mitchell Leus, Forum for Collaborative Research
  • Darcy Cherlin, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Dr. Judy Shlay, Denver Public Health
  • Dr. Kelly Moore, Immunize.org
Watch at 20:58
10:30 am – 10:45 amBREAK 
10:45 am – 11:15 amRISK LESS. DO MORE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE NEW EVIDENCE-BASED CAMPAIGN FROM HHS TO PREVENT RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
May Malik, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Watch at start
11:15 am – 12:00 pm

INVESTING IN VACCINE EQUITY PAYS OFF: TWO INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

  • Sam Brown, Civic Heart
  • Christine Ashimwe, SEAHEC
Watch at 48:17
12:00 pm – 1:00 pmLUNCH 
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

IMMUNIZATION EQUITY: LESSONS AND EVALUATION APPROACHES

  • Stefanie Friedhoff, Brown University
  • Dr. Ali Mokdad, University of Washington
  • Dr. Tara Jatlaoui, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Erin Henry, Public Health Agency of Canada
Watch at start
2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

NEW APPROACHES FOR AN OLD AND ONGOING THREAT: TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE INNOVATION

  • Dr. Jonathan Wortham, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Mike Frick, Treatment Action Group
  • Dr. Ann Ginsberg, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
  • Dr. Maziar Divangahi, McGill University Health Centre
  • Dr. Daniel Hoft, St. Louis University
  • Lois Privor-Dumm, Retired from Johns Hopkins University
Watch at start
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

PROVIDER PAYMENT: ADDRESSING BARRIERS AND INCREASING CONFIDENCE

  • Dr. Susan Janeczko, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Dr. Rachel Radzyner, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Mary Beth Hance, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Chris Regal, America’s Health Insurance Plans
  • Mitchell Finkel, Avalere
Watch at 57:44
4:15 pm – 4:30 pmBREAK 
4:30 pm – 5:00 pmNATIONAL STRATEGY CHARGE WORKING SESSION 1
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
Watch at start
5:00 pm – 5:15 pmPUBLIC COMMENTWatch at 22:40
5:15 pmADJOURN MEETING 

 

Day 2: September 13, 2024

NVAC Meetings Agenda (Time Based on Eastern Standard Time)
TimeAgenda ItemWatch Meeting Online
9:00 am – 9:05 amCALL TO ORDER
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
Watch at start
9:05 am – 9:15 amCHAIR’S WELCOME
Dr. Robert Hopkins, NVAC Chair
Watch at 1:30
9:15 am – 10:00 amAGENCY AND LIAISON MEMBER UPDATESWatch at 7:44
10:00 am – 10:30 amFUTURE-FORWARD INSIGHTS: RSV IMMUNIZATION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
Dr. Evelyn Twentymen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Watch at 58:56
10:30 am – 11:00 amBREAK 
11:00 am – 12:15 pm

SCIENCE REVIEW: NEW RESEARCH TO INFORM FUTURE HIV VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

  • Dr. James Kublin, HIV Vaccine Trials Network
  • Dr. William Schief, IAVI, Moderna, and the Scripps Research Institute
  • Dr. Facundo Batista, Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Jon Steichen, The Scripps Research Institute
  • Dr. Torben Schiffner, The Scripps Research Institute
Watch at start
12:15 pm – 12:45 pmNATIONAL STRATEGY CHARGE WORKING SESSION 2
Ann Aikin, Acting Designated Federal Official, NVAC
Watch at 1:12:50
12:45 pm – 1:00 pmPUBLIC COMMENTWatch at 1:48:00
1:00 pmADJOURN MEETING 
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