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Vaccine Technology

The Vaccine Technology unit focuses on a variety of technological initiatives and applied research which enhance and promote improved systems and practices for vaccine safety.

  • Needle-free Injection Technology: Vaccines and other drugs can be administered through the skin without needles.


  • Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative (VISI): Provided guidelines and resources for vaccine packaging, labeling, and recording to enhance the safety of vaccination and the accuracy and convenience of transferring vaccine-identifying information into medical records and immunization registries.


  • Vaccine Formulary Selection Algorithm: Vaccine purchasers can use this prototype operations research tool to select the lowest-overall-cost formulary that will satisfy the recommended childhood immunization schedule. It competes existing and proposed monovalent and combination vaccines on distinguishing features as incentives for product innovation. Visit http://www.vaccineselection.com for more information.

Related Links

Vaccine Development Information from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

AIDS Vaccine Development News from the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI)

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Page last reviewed: June 23, 2008
Page last updated: February 1, 2008
Content source: Immunization Safety Office, Office of the Chief Science Officer

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