February 4–Public meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee Vaccine Safety Work Group
If you have an interest in vaccines or vaccine safety and the direction of this very controversial topic within the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) then I strongly encourage you to participate in the National Vaccine Advisory Committee Vaccine Safety Work Group meeting next week. I have learned the tremendous value of public input into the policy making process. President Obama has stated strongly his expectation that government agencies engage in active and on-going public engagement as a tool to develop an open and transparent government. Political differences aside, you must appreciate how the encouragment of public involvement is beneficial to all of us…but only if we are willing to step up and get involved.
Assuming most folks won’t be in Washington, DC on Wednesday here is the necessary contact information for our meeting:
February 4 — Public Meeting of the NVAC Vaccine Safety Working Group
On February 4, 2008, the NVAC Vaccine Safety Working Group will hold a half-day public meeting in Washington, DC from 8:00am to 12:30pm EST to discuss the outcomes of the three public engagement sessions (Birmingham, Alabama; Ashland, Oregon; and Indianapolis, Indiana) and written comments received by HHS is response to our Request for Information. If you are interested in attending this meeting and have not registered, please do so by contacting Ms. Kirsten Vannice, at kirsten.vannice@hhs.gov. Interested individuals can also sign up for public comment, on a first come first serve basis as time allows. If you are interested in providing public comments, please indicate an interest in doing so in your registration email. If you cannot attend but would like to listen to the meeting, you can do so by calling 888.469.2187, participant passcode 2973732. The meeting will also be webcast. The link for the webcast will be posted here before the meeting. Following this meeting, NVAC’s Vaccine Safety Working Group will develop and issue its initial review focused on gaps identified in the draft ISO scientific agenda. This review will be available on this website prior to the Stakeholder Meeting in mid-March.
Additional information about the continuing work of the VSWG can be found at the NVAC website found at this link: http://www.hhs.gov/nvpo/nvac/PublicEngagement.html Also, in my capacity on these commissions my job is to represent the views of those concerned about vaccines and vaccine safety. Feel free to contact me and I will make every effort that I can to make sure your voice heard. I can be reached at tawnyb@gci.net.
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