4) Institute of Medicine Panel recommends pause before expanding smallpox vaccination program

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Thursday, May 29, 2003

4) Panel recommends pause before expanding smallpox vaccination program 

The Institute of Medicine's Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation is advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to pause the smallpox vaccination program before offering the vaccine more widely. In its latest report, the panel recommends CDC pause to evaluate the program's processes and outcomes to date to ensure the program continues to be as safe as possible for vaccinees and their contacts. The panel says a pause also would allow time for CDC and the states to modify vaccination plans, data systems and materials in response to changing circumstances, and to re-evaluate the program's role in overall smallpox preparedness. The report is available online at http://www.iom.edu under "Recent Reports."

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<P>The Institute of Medicine's Committee on Smallpox Vaccination Program Implementation is advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to pause the smallpox vaccination program before offering the vaccine more widely. In its latest report, the panel recommends CDC pause to evaluate the program's processes and outcomes to date to ensure the program continues to be as safe as possible for vaccinees and their contacts. The panel says a pause also would allow time for CDC and the states to modify vaccination plans, data systems and materials in response to changing circumstances, and to re-evaluate the program's role in overall smallpox preparedness. The report is available online at </FONT><A href="http://www.iom.edu/"><U><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>http://www.iom.edu</U></FONT></A><FONT size=2> under "Recent Reports."</P>
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