| Priorities for the National Vaccine Plan [With CDROM] Contributor(s): Institute of Medicine (Author), Board on Population Health and Public He (Author), Committee on Review of Priorities in the (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0309146534 ISBN-13: 9780309146531 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $63.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Epidemiology - Medical | Pediatrics |
| Dewey: 614.47 |
| LCCN: 2010009225 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.8" W x 8.9" (0.66 lbs) 163 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vaccination is a fundamental component of preventive medicine and public health. The use of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases has resulted in dramatic decreases in disease, disability, and death in the United States and around the world. The current political, economic, and social environment presents both opportunities for and challenges to strengthening the U.S. system for developing, manufacturing, regulating, distributing, funding, and administering safe and effective vaccines for all people. Priorities for the National Vaccine Plan examines the extraordinarily complex vaccine enterprise, from research and development of new vaccines to financing and reimbursement of immunization services. Priorities for the National Vaccine Plan examines the extraordinarily complex vaccine enterprise, from research and development of new vaccines to financing and reimbursement of immunization services. The book makes recommendations about priority actions in the update to the National Vaccine Plan that are intended to achieve the objectives of disease prevention and enhancement of vaccine safety. It is centered on the plan's five goals in the areas of vaccine development, safety, communication, supply and use, and global health. |