The Children's Vaccine Initiative is an international endeavor to ensure that children throughout the world are immunized. This book notes that one of the best opportunities to address the growing problem of immunization in the United States and to improve the health of children in developing countries lies in marshaling the vaccine development and production efforts in the United States and abroad. The book contains information on the nature and status of vaccine development and production efforts in the United States and abroad, and it recommends ways to enhance participation in the International Children's Vaccine Initiative.

Table of Contents


FRONT MATTER
1 Executive Summary
2 Why a Children's Vaccine Initiative
3 Resources and Infrastructure
4 Vaccine Demand and Supply
5 Investing in New and Improved Vaccines
6 Stages of Vaccine Development
7 A Strategy to Enhance U.S. Participation in the Children's Vaccine Initiative
Appendix A: Relevant Intellectual Property Rights Law
Appendix B: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
Appendix C: Regulatory Aspects of Vaccine Development, Manufacture, and Distribution
Appendix D: Strategies for Achieving Full U.S. Participation in the Children's Vaccine Initiative
Appendix E: Public Health Service Act (1944)
Appendix F: National Vaccine Program Legislation
Appendix G: Immunization Schedules
Appendix H: Historical Record of Vaccine Product License Holders in the United States
Appendix I: Working Group Participants
Appendix J: Committee and Staff Biographies
Appendix K: Acronyms