[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 51801-51802] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-24511] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices: Meeting In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following committee meeting: Name: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Times and Dates: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., October 18, 1995; 8:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m., October 19, 1995. Place: CDC, Auditorium A, Building 2, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available. Purpose: The Committee is charged with advising the Director, CDC, on the appropriate uses of immunizing agents. Matters To Be Discussed: The Committee will discuss poliomyelitis vaccinations policy; status of diphtheria in the New Independent States; U.S. draft plan for diphtheria control; update on rotavirus vaccine; new guidelines on pneumococcal vaccine; status of measles elimination and implications for measles vaccination policy; plan to revise and combine current measles/mumps/rubella recommendations; national immunization survey; finalize 1996 recommended immunization schedule; varicella update; acellular pertussis vaccine trials; summary of results of efficacy trials in infants (Europe); vaccine of preference for [[Page 51802]] DTaP for 4th/5th doses; discussion of policy when DTaP is licensed for infants; Lyme disease vaccine; update and status of harmonization of ACIP statements and package inserts; national influenza pandemic preparedness plan; risk of complications of influenza during pregnancy; electronic updating of ACIP recommendations; programmatic strategies to increase immunization coverage: reminder/recall, immunization practice assessment and feedback; and Injury Compensation Program update. Other matters of relevance among the Committee's objectives may be discussed. Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Contact Person for More Information: Gloria A. Kovach, Committee Management Specialist, CDC (1-B72), 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop A20, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639-3851. Dated: September 26, 1995. Carolyn J. Russell, Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [FR Doc. 95-24511 Filed 10-2-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163-18-M