BOX 1-1The 2010 National Vaccine Plan U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Goals

1.

Develop new and improved vaccines.

2.

Enhance the vaccine safety system.

3.

Support communications to enhance informed vaccine decision making.

4.

Ensure a stable supply of, access to, and better use of recommended vaccines in the United States.

Priorities

A.

Develop a catalogue of priority vaccine targets of domestic and global health importance.

B.

Strengthen the science base for the development and licensure of new vaccines.

C.

Enhance timely detection and verification of vaccine safety signals and develop a vaccine safety scientific agenda.

D.

Increase awareness of vaccines, vaccine-preventable diseases, and the benefits/risks of immunization among the public, providers, and other stakeholders.

E.

Use evidence-based science to enhance vaccine-preventable disease surveillance, measurement of vaccine coverage, and measurement of vaccine effectiveness.

F.

Eliminate financial barriers for providers and consumers to facilitate access to routinely recommended vaccines.

G.

Create an adequate and stable supply of routinely recommended vaccines and vaccines for public health preparedness.

H.

Increase and improve the use of interoperable health information technology and electronic health records.

I.

Improve global surveillance for vaccine-preventable diseases and strengthen global health information systems to monitor vaccine coverage, effectiveness, and safety.

J.

Support global introduction and availability of new and under-utilized vaccines to prevent diseases of public health importance.

From: 1, Introduction: New Vaccines and SMART Vaccines

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Ranking Vaccines: A Prioritization Software Tool: Phase II: Prototype of a Decision-Support System.
Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Phase II; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice; Board on Global Health; Institute of Medicine; Madhavan G, Sangha K, Phelps C, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2013 Oct 17.
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