How will HHS use the public and stakeholder input?
NVPO is reviewing the draft strategic National Vaccine Plan and comments to provide recommendations to strengthen the content and establish priorities for the plan. Public and stakeholder input is important to the development of recommendations for Plan revision. Who is planning the public and stakeholder engagement activities? Planning for the stakeholder engagement meeting was coordinated by a steering committee, which included NVAC members and representatives from HHS. HHS representatives and the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) developed three public engagement meetings to solicit public input on the National Vaccine Plan. ORISE (http://orise.orau.gov/ ) is a U.S. Department of Energy institute focusing on scientific initiatives to research health risks from occupational hazards, assess environmental cleanup, respond to radiation medical emergencies, support national security and emergency preparedness, and educate the next generation of scientists. Institute o
