National Vaccine Advisory Committee
Executive Summary
Panel will meet June 9-10 to discuss the status of President Clinton's Childhood Immunization Initiative and the National Vaccine Program Office. Activities of the three working subcommittees -Childhood Vaccines, Vaccination Registries and Future Vaccines -- also will be discussed. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. the first day and at 8:30 a.m. on the second at HHS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The next meeting of the Future Vaccines Subcommittee is scheduled for June 3 in the Maryland Conference Room at FDA's Parklawn Building, Rockville, Md. beginning at 9 a.m. For further information, call 202/401-8141
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