200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington,
DC 20201
The role of the NVPO is to carry out the objectives of the National Vaccine Plan. To achieve this goal the agency: coordinates and integrates activities of all Federal agencies involved in immunization efforts; ensures that these agencies collaborate, so that immunization activities are carried out in an efficient, consistent, and timely manner; develops and implements strategies for achieving the highest possible level of prevention of human diseases through immunization and the highest possible level of prevention of adverse reactions; and ensures that minimal gaps occur in Federal planning of vaccine and immunization activities.