Reports, Recommendations, and Resolutions

The NVAC serves in an advisory role to the Assistant Secretary for Health, within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Thus, the recommendations listed below have been formally transmitted to the Assistant Secretary for Health for his consideration, which may include communication with various components of the Department and other interested parties.

2012

• Final White Paper on the U.S. Vaccine Safety System [PDF- 1 MB] - February 2012
• Recommendations on Strategies to Achieve the Healthy People 2020 Annual Influenza Vaccine Coverage Goal for Health Care Personnel [PDF - 246 KB] - February 2012
• Executive Summary of public comments on the Strategies for Increasing Healthcare Personnel Vaccination report [PDF – 69 KB] – January 2012  

Please note:  Hard copies of the public comments on the Strategies for Increasing Healthcare Personnel Vaccination report are available for public inspection and copying at the National Vaccine Program Office, Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Room 733G, Washington, D.C. 20201. Also, upon request, members of the public may obtain by email an electronic compilation of the public comments. To receive an electronic copy by email, please submit a request to nvpo@hhs.gov.  Additionally, the NVPO is working to make all comments available online, and is ensuring that a Web version of the comments is compliant with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act. 

2011

• A Pathway to Leadership for Adult Immunization: Recommendations of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, June 2011, Public Health Reports, Vol. 127, Supplement 1, 2012

2010

• Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment - June 2010
• Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment - April 2010
• Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment - March 2010
• Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment - February 2010
• Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment - January 2010

2009

• Report on 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Safety Risk Assessment - December 2009
• 2009 H1N1 Influenza Communications Recommendation - August 2009 [DOC - 23KB]
• 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Safety Monitoring Recommendation - August 2009 [DOC - 31KB]
• Recommendations on 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Safety Monitoring- July 2009
• 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Program Financing Recommendations - July 2009 [DOC - 47KB]
• NVAC Recommendations for Federal Adult Immunization Programs [DOC - 199KB] - June 2009
• NVAC Recommendations on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Immunization Safety Office Draft 5-Year Scientific Agenda (PDF - 605KB) - June 2009

2008

• Assuring Vaccination of Children and Adolescents without Financial Barriers: Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) [PDF - 469KB] (Approved September 2008/modified March 2009)

  • Appendix 1: Children and Adolescents Vaccine Financing Recommendations Adopted by NVAC
• Immunization Information Systems: Approved Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee - September 2008
• The Promise and Challenge of Adolescent Immunization as published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Am J Prev Med. 2008 Aug;35(2):152-7)

• Adolescent Vaccination: Recommendations from the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, Adolescent Working Group - June 2008 [PDF - 842KB]

  • As published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Am J Prev Med. 2009 Mar;36(3):278-9)
• Dose Optimization Strategies for Vaccines: The Role of Adjuvants and New Technologies - February 2008 [DOC - 390KB]

2007

• Immunization Information Systems: NVAC Progress Report - February 2007 [DOC - 1.07MB]

  • As published in the Journal of Public Health Management Practices (J Public Health Management Practice 2007;13(6):553-8)

2005

• Annual Influenza Report – February 2005
• Strengthening US vaccine supply: understanding barriers to entering the U.S. Market – February 2005

2004

• NVAC Influenza Vaccine Working Group: Strengthening the Nation's Influenza Vaccination System: An NVAC Assessment [DOC - 210KB]

  • as published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine - October 2005 [PDF - 88KB]

• NVAC Vaccine Financing Working Group: Institute of Medicine Report on Financing Vaccines in the 21st Century: National Vaccine Advisory Committee/National Vaccine Program Office Follow-up [DOC - 76KB]

  • As published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (Am J Prev Med 2005;29(1):71-5.)
• Vaccine Development to Prevent Cytomegalovirus Disease (as published in Clinical Infectious Diseases July 2004) [PDF - 96KB]

• Needs and Recommendations for the United States Poliovirus Vaccine Stockpile - February 2004 [DOC - 194KB]

  • As published in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:1106-12)
• Laboratory Containment of Wild Poliovirus in the United States - January 2004

2003

• Standards for Child and Adolescent Immunization Practice [PDF - 350KB]

  • As published in Pediatrics 2003;112(4):958-63
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• NVAC Report: Strengthening the Supply of Vaccines in the U.S. January 2003 [PDF - 112KB]

  • As published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA 2003;290(23):3122-28)
    
  • As published in a special supplement in Clinical Infectious Diseases 2006;42:S97–S103: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/cid/2006/42/s3 - March 2006

2002

• Intussesception, Rotavirus, and Oral Vaccines - Pediatrics Online 2002 [PDF - 68KB]

2001

• Intussusception, Infection, and Immunization: Summary of a Workshop on Rotavirus [PDF - 426KB], as published in PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 2 August 2001, p. e37

2000

• Immunization Registries - NVAC Progress Report December 4, 2000 [DOC - 359KB]
• Workshop on Vaccine Communication - A summary of the Workshop on Vaccine Communication held October 5-6, 2000. [PDF - 64KB]
• Workshop on Aluminum in Vaccines - San Juan, Puerto Rico - May 11-12, 2000 - Summary [PDF - 40KB]

1999

• "Vaccines for the 21st Century" - NVAC Review of IOM Report.
• Immunization Infrastructure Funding – May 1999
• Hepatitis B - May 1999
• Vaccine Safety Action Plan – January 1999

1998

• Hepatitis B – September 1998
• Resources to Support Vaccine Safety - September 1998
• Pandemic Influenza Preparedness – May 1998
• Vaccination Coverage Among Adults – May 1998

• Strategies to Sustain Success in Childhood Immunizations - January 13, 1998 [PDF - 7.65MB]

  • As published in JAMA - July 1999 [PDF - 3.04MB]

1997

• National Workshop on Adult Immunizations in Non-Traditional Settings – September 1997
  MMWR Recommendations and Reports March 24, 2000 / 49(RR01);1-13
• Use of Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund Resources for National Vaccine Safety Activities - September 1997
• Adult Immunization – Adverse Events and Liability – May 1997
• National Vaccine Advisory Committee Adult Immunization Report – July 1997

• United States Vaccine Research: A Delicate Fabric of Public and Private Collaboration [PDF - 39KB] – May 1997
  From the National Vaccine Advisory Committee. This paper, first published in the journal Pediatrics, explores the relationships of the many partners involved in vaccine development and recommends new directions for the future.

  • As published in Pediatrics 1997;100(6):1015-20

1996

• Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices
• Vaccine Safety – September 1996
• Vaccines for Developing Countries - September 1996
• Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines – Final Report and Recommendation - January 1996
• Surveillance – Adverse Events Following Immunization – January 1996

1995

• Welfare Reform – September 1995
• Hepatitis A - September 1995
• Vaccine Coverage Rates – September 1995
• United States Vaccine Industry – Mercer Report – May 1995

1994

• Report of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Childhood Vaccines June 1994 [PDF - 66.4MB]
• Adult Immunization - A Report by the National Vaccine Advisory Committee - January 1994 [PDF - 5.61MB]

1991

• The Measles Epidemic: The Problems, Barriers, and Recommendations [PDF - 14.2MB]

1990

• Report of the Subcommittee on Opportunities to Prevent Infectious Diseases by Developing New Vaccines September 18, 1990 [PDF - 18.1MB]
• Report of the Subcommittee on Adverse Reactions September 18, 1990 [PDF - 14.1MB]
• Report of the Subcommittee on Adult Immunization February 1990 [PDF - 4.35MB]

1989

• Report of the Subcommittee on Vaccine Supply September 7, 1989 [PDF - 13.7MB]
• Report of the Subcommittee on Improvement of Existing Vaccines September 13, 1989 [PDF - 4.35MB]

• Report of the Subcommittee on Vaccine Resources and Financing Needs September 7, 1989 [PDF - 9.06MB]

  • Comments [PDF - 9.35MB]
• Report of the Subcommittee Vaccine Utilization June 15, 1989 [PDF - 4.32MB]