Appendix C
Acronyms
ACIP
– Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
ADHD
– Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AHRQ
– Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
BLA
– Biologics License Application
CBER
– Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
CDC
– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CES
– Center for Economic Studies
CFACT-DC
– Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends Data Center
CFR
– Code of Federal Regulations
CHIS
– California Health Interview Survey
CIPSEA
– Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002
CISA
– Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment
CNSTAT
– Committee on National Statistics
COPR
– Council of Public Representatives
DAC
– Data Access Center
DCC
– Data Confidentiality Committee
DCC-WG
– Data Confidentiality Committee Working Group
FDA
– Food and Drug Administration
FOIA
– Freedom of Information Act
GPRD
– General Practice Research Database
GVAC
– Global Vaccine Advisory Committee
HHS
– Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA
– Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRS
– Health and Retirement Study
ICAAC
– Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
IND
– Investigational New Drug
IOM
– Institute of Medicine
IQA
– Information Quality Act
IRB
– Institutional Review Board
MCO
– Managed Care Organization
MEPS
– Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MiCDA
– Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging
NCHS
– National Center for Health Statistics
NIH
– National Institutes of Health
NIP
– National Immunization Program
NRC
– National Research Council
NVAC
– National Vaccine Advisory Committee
OMB
– Office of Management and Budget
RDC
– Research Data Center
VAERS
– Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VRBPAC
– Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee
VSD
– Vaccine Safety Datalink
WHO
– World Health Organization
