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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Meeting

    In accordance with seciton 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
    Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., October 19, 1994. 8:30 a.m.-
2:45 p.m., October 20, 1994.
    Place: CDC, Auditorium A, Building 2, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: The committee is charged with advising the Director, 
CDC, on the appropriate uses of immunizing agents.
    Matters to be Discussed: The committee will discuss immunization 
coverage in the United States; progress towards reaching the 1996 
disease reduction goals; vaccine safety update; revision of ACIP 
recommendations based on findings of the Institute of Medicine 
report on vaccine safety; update on vaccine schedule simplification-
accelerated schedules; review of draft recommendation on BCG; 
revision of polio vaccination recommendations; revised 
recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination; revision of the 
meningococcal vaccine recommendation; varicella vaccine 
recommendation; vaccination of health care workers; adolescent 
immunizations; ACIP policies on ``catch-up'' vaccinations; 
recommendations for prevention of hepatitis A: hepatitis A vaccine 
and immune globulin; the need for ACIP recommendations on 
immunization practices; status of development of new combination 
vaccines (manufacturers report); worldwide diphtheria outbreaks; an 
update on the Injury Compensation Program; and an update on the 
National Vaccine Program. Other matters of relevance among the 
committee's objectives may be discussed.
    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for More Information: Gloria A. Kovach, Committee 
Management Specialist, CDC (1-B72), 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop 
A20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-3851.

    Dated: September 28, 1994.
William H. Gimson,
Acting Associate Director for Policy Coordination, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 94-24450 Filed 10-3-94; 8:45 am]
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