Proposed Revised Vaccine Information Materials for Multiple Pediatric Vaccines (“Your Baby's First Vaccines”), 1416 [2015-00171]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
[Docket No. CDC–2015–0001]
Proposed Revised Vaccine Information
Materials for Multiple Pediatric
Vaccines (‘‘Your Baby’s First
Vaccines’’)
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
Under the National
Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA)
(42 U.S.C. 300aa–26), the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
within the Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) develops
vaccine information materials that all
health care providers are required to
give to patients/parents prior to
administration of specific vaccines.
HHS/CDC seeks written comment on the
proposed updated vaccine information
statement for multiple pediatric
vaccines.
SUMMARY:
Written comments must be
received on or before March 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. CDC–2015–
0001, by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Written comments should be
addressed to Suzanne Johnson-DeLeon
(msj1@cdc.gov), National Center for
Immunization and Respiratory Diseases,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Mailstop A–19, 1600 Clifton
Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
docket number. All relevant comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided. For
access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Skip
Wolfe (crw4@cdc.gov), National Center
for Immunization and Respiratory
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control
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30329.
The
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–660), as amended by
section 708 of Public Law 103–183,
added section 2126 to the Public Health
Service Act. Section 2126, codified at 42
U.S.C. 300aa–26, requires the Secretary
of Health and Human Services to
develop and disseminate vaccine
information materials for distribution by
all health care providers in the United
States to any patient (or to the parent or
legal representative in the case of a
child) receiving vaccines covered under
the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program (VICP).
Development and revision of the
vaccine information materials, also
known as Vaccine Information
Statements (VIS), have been delegated
by the Secretary to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Section 2126 requires that the materials
be developed, or revised, after notice to
the public, with a 60-day comment
period, and in consultation with the
Advisory Commission on Childhood
Vaccines, appropriate health care
provider and parent organizations, and
the Food and Drug Administration. The
law also requires that the information
contained in the materials be based on
available data and information, be
presented in understandable terms, and
include:
(1) A concise description of the
benefits of the vaccine,
(2) A concise description of the risks
associated with the vaccine,
(3) A statement of the availability of
the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program, and
(4) Such other relevant information as
may be determined by the Secretary.
The vaccines initially covered under
the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program were diphtheria,
tetanus, pertussis, measles, mumps,
rubella and poliomyelitis vaccines.
Since April 15, 1992, any health care
provider in the United States who
intends to administer one of these
covered vaccines is required to provide
copies of the relevant vaccine
information materials prior to
administration of any of these vaccines.
Since then, the following vaccines have
been added to the National Vaccine
Injury Compensation Program, requiring
use of vaccine information materials for
them as well: Hepatitis B, Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib), varicella
(chickenpox), pneumococcal conjugate,
rotavirus, hepatitis A, meningococcal,
human papillomavirus (HPV), and
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seasonal influenza vaccines.
Instructions for use of the vaccine
information materials are found on the
CDC Web site at: https://www.cdc.gov/
vaccines/hcp/vis/. Copies of
the Vaccine Information Statements are
found in the docket at
www.regulations.gov (Docket CDC–
2015–0001) under ‘‘Supporting and
Related Materials.’’
HHS/CDC is proposing an updated
version of the multiple pediatric
vaccines (‘‘Your Baby’s First Vaccines’’)
vaccine information statement.
The vaccine information materials
referenced in this notice are being
developed in consultation with the
Advisory Commission on Childhood
Vaccines, the Food and Drug
Administration, and parent and health
care provider groups.
We invite written comment on the
proposed vaccine information material
entitled ‘‘Your Baby’s First Vaccines:
What You Need to Know.’’ A copy of
the proposed vaccine information
statement is available at
www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID
CDC–2015–0001). Comments submitted
will be considered in finalizing these
materials. When the final materials are
published in the Federal Register, the
notice will include an effective date for
their mandatory use.
Dated: January 5, 2015.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
[Docket No. CDC-2015-0001]
Proposed Revised Vaccine Information Materials for Multiple
Pediatric Vaccines (``Your Baby's First Vaccines'')
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
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SUMMARY: Under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) (42
U.S.C. 300aa-26), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) develops
vaccine information materials that all health care providers are
required to give to patients/parents prior to administration of
specific vaccines. HHS/CDC seeks written comment on the proposed
updated vaccine information statement for multiple pediatric vaccines.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2015-
0001, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Written comments should be addressed to Suzanne
Johnson-DeLeon (msj1@cdc.gov), National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Mailstop A-19, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number. All relevant comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. For access to the docket to read background
documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Skip Wolfe (crw4@cdc.gov), National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, Mailstop A-19, 1600 Clifton Road NE., Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of
1986 (Pub. L. 99-660), as amended by section 708 of Public Law 103-183,
added section 2126 to the Public Health Service Act. Section 2126,
codified at 42 U.S.C. 300aa-26, requires the Secretary of Health and
Human Services to develop and disseminate vaccine information materials
for distribution by all health care providers in the United States to
any patient (or to the parent or legal representative in the case of a
child) receiving vaccines covered under the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program (VICP).
Development and revision of the vaccine information materials, also
known as Vaccine Information Statements (VIS), have been delegated by
the Secretary to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Section 2126 requires that the materials be developed, or revised,
after notice to the public, with a 60-day comment period, and in
consultation with the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines,
appropriate health care provider and parent organizations, and the Food
and Drug Administration. The law also requires that the information
contained in the materials be based on available data and information,
be presented in understandable terms, and include:
(1) A concise description of the benefits of the vaccine,
(2) A concise description of the risks associated with the vaccine,
(3) A statement of the availability of the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program, and
(4) Such other relevant information as may be determined by the
Secretary.
The vaccines initially covered under the National Vaccine Injury
Compensation Program were diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles,
mumps, rubella and poliomyelitis vaccines. Since April 15, 1992, any
health care provider in the United States who intends to administer one
of these covered vaccines is required to provide copies of the relevant
vaccine information materials prior to administration of any of these
vaccines. Since then, the following vaccines have been added to the
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, requiring use of vaccine
information materials for them as well: Hepatitis B, Haemophilus
influenzae type b (Hib), varicella (chickenpox), pneumococcal
conjugate, rotavirus, hepatitis A, meningococcal, human papillomavirus
(HPV), and seasonal influenza vaccines. Instructions for use of the
vaccine information materials are found on the CDC Web site at: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/hcp/vis/. Copies of the Vaccine
Information Statements are found in the docket at www.regulations.gov
(Docket CDC-2015-0001) under ``Supporting and Related Materials.''
HHS/CDC is proposing an updated version of the multiple pediatric
vaccines (``Your Baby's First Vaccines'') vaccine information
statement.
The vaccine information materials referenced in this notice are
being developed in consultation with the Advisory Commission on
Childhood Vaccines, the Food and Drug Administration, and parent and
health care provider groups.
We invite written comment on the proposed vaccine information
material entitled ``Your Baby's First Vaccines: What You Need to
Know.'' A copy of the proposed vaccine information statement is
available at www.regulations.gov (see Docket ID CDC-2015-0001).
Comments submitted will be considered in finalizing these materials.
When the final materials are published in the Federal Register, the
notice will include an effective date for their mandatory use.
Dated: January 5, 2015.
Ron A. Otten,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-00171 Filed 1-8-15; 8:45 am]
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