National Immunization Program Reorganization
In April 2006, the National Immunization Program (NIP) became the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). NCIRD is led by Anne Schuchat, MD, who earlier had been the director of the NIP since December, 2005. The changes will reorganize the NIP into five divisions and expand its activities. High visibility NIP activities have been retained, including its support for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and Vaccines for Children Program.
NCIRD's proposed mission is to prevent disease, disability, and death through immunization and control of respiratory and related diseases. The new center will support both domestic and global immunization and respiratory disease prevention and control priorities, and will link epidemiology and laboratory science around vaccine-preventable diseases and acute respiratory infections with prevention and control programs and strong communication science. NCIRD will also work within CDC to synthesize vaccine-related information from other parts of CDC with immunization expertise.
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