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SUMMARY:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
are seeking public comment on the draft Guidance on Allocating and Targeting Pandemic Influenza Vaccine.
Links to the draft documents and for submitting comments are provided below.
In a pandemic, until there is enough vaccine for everyone, determining which individuals and groups should have priority access to available vaccines is one of the more challenging problems planners face.
The Federal government has been soliciting advice from influenza experts, State and local public health officials, homeland security experts, ethicists, private-sector stakeholders, and the public. In a series of meetings held last fall and winter, experts and the public identified the most important vaccination goals as protecting those who will first respond to the pandemic and care for the sick, those who keep vital community services working, those who have increased exposure due to their jobs, and pregnant women and children.
In response to this input, the Federal government has developed a draft guidance to assist State and local governments, communities, tribal and territorial governments, and the private sector in allocating a limited supply of pandemic vaccine.
Documents in PDF format require the Adobe Acrobat Reader®. If you experience
problems with PDF documents, please download the latest version of the Reader®.
Note: Please see the Federal Register Notice for instructions and the deadline for submitting comments. Electronic comments submitted via email are preferred. Email attachments are permitted.
PUBLIC ACCESS:
Responses to this notice will be available to the public in the HHS Public Reading Room,
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C., 20201.
Please call (202) 690-7453 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. to arrange access.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hui-Hsing Wong, M.D ., Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, (202) 205-0519.
Last revised: 11/01/2007
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