An “Open Letter” from Generation Rescue to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
Posted Apr 02 2009 12:00am
Harvey Fineberg, President Judith A. Salerno, Executive Officer Institute of Medicine 500 Fifth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001
April 1, 2009
Dear Drs. Fineberg and Salerno,
On Friday, March 20th, Generation Rescue received the following notice from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) regarding a new Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has contracted with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review the epidemiological, clinical, and biological evidence regarding adverse health events associated with specific vaccines covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The vaccines to be reviewed are varicella zoster vaccine, influenza vaccines, hepatitis B vaccine, and human papillomavirus vaccine. Other vaccines could be added if additional funding is secured. The committee will author a consensus report with conclusions on the evidence bearing on causality and the evidence regarding the biological mechanisms that underlie specific theories for how a specific vaccine is related to a specific adverse event.
Judith A. Salerno, Executive Officer
Institute of Medicine
500 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
April 1, 2009
Dear Drs. Fineberg and Salerno,
On Friday, March 20th, Generation Rescue received the following notice from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) regarding a new Committee to Review Adverse Effects of Vaccines:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has contracted with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to review the epidemiological, clinical, and biological evidence regarding adverse health events associated with specific vaccines covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. The vaccines to be reviewed are varicella zoster vaccine, influenza vaccines, hepatitis B vaccine, and human papillomavirus vaccine. Other vaccines could be added if additional funding is secured. The committee will author a consensus report with conclusions on the evidence bearing on causality and the evidence regarding the biological mechanisms that underlie specific theories for how a specific vaccine is related to a specific adverse event.
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