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Monitoring COVID-19 vaccine safety during a pandemic

Post author By Orac
Post date November 2, 2020
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National Vaccine Program Office is at HHS — The headquarters of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington Nov. 4. A rule issued in August by the department mandates coverage of contraception and sterilization in most private health insurance plans. The U.S. bishops, saying the directive does not offer appropriate exclusions for religious institutions, view the mandate as an attack on religious liberty. (CNS photo/Nancy Wiechec) (Nov. 4, 2011) See HOUSE-CONSCIENCE Nov. 2, 2011.

Last year, the Trump administration essentially disbanded the National Vaccine Program Office, folding it into an office focused on infectious diseases. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. What does this mean for monitoring the safety of the soon-to-be-approved COVID-19 vaccines?

Tags antivaccine, CDC, COVID-19, Department of Health and Human Services, fda, HHS, HHS Secretary, National Vaccine Program Office, NVPO, Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, OIDP, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine safety, Vaccine Safety Datalink, vaccines

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