Vaccine Safety Research, Data Access, AND Public Trust
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This study was supported by Contract No. 200-2000-00629, Task Order No. 23 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Review of the National Immunization Program’s Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program.
Vaccine safety research, data access, and public trust / Committee on the Review of the National Immunization Program’s Research Procedures and Data Sharing Program, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
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Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-309-09591-3 (pbk.)—ISBN 0-309-54874-8 (PDF)
1. Vaccination—United States—Safety measures—Databases. 2. Vaccines—United States—Safety measures—Databases.
[DNLM: 1. Vaccines—standards. 2. Access to Information. 3. Database Management Systems. 4. Public Opinion. 5. Safety—standards. 6. Trust—psychology. QW 805 I5914 2005] I. Title.
RA638.I555 2005
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COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION PROGRAM’S RESEARCH PROCEDURES AND DATA SHARING PROGRAM
JOHN C. BAILAR III M.D., Ph.D. (Chair), Professor Emeritus,
University of Chicago, Washington, DC
GARNET L. ANDERSON, Ph.D., Co-Principal Investigator,
Women’s Health Initiative Clinical Coordinating Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
STEPHEN E. FIENBERG, Ph.D., Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Science,
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
DEBRA R. LAPPIN, J.D., Senior Advisor,
B&D Sagamore, Public Health and Life Sciences Consulting, Washington, DC
MYRON M. LEVINE, M.D., D.T.P.H., Professor and Director,
Center for Vaccine Development, School of Medicine, University of Maryland at Baltimore
ANNA C. MASTROIANNI, J.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor,
School of Law and Institute for Public Health Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle
COLIN L. SOSKOLNE, Ph.D., Professor,
Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
ELAINE VAUGHAN, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
Study Staff
ANDREA PERNACK ANASON, M.P.H., Study Director
AMY GROSSMAN, Research Associate
RUTH KANTHULA, Senior Program Assistant
NORMAN GROSSBLATT, ELS (D), Senior Editor
ROSE MARIE MARTINEZ, Sc.D., Director, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Alfred Berg, University of Washington, Seattle
Ann Bostrom, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
Alan Karr, National Institute of Statistical Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Kristin Nichol, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Sarah Putney, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Jonathan Samet, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Brian Strom, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Frances Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Washington, DC
Robert Woolson, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report
before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Neal A. Vanselow, Tulane University, and Joseph P. Newhouse, Harvard University. Appointed by the NRC and Institute of Medicine, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.