National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

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National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Agency overview
Formed1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1]
Preceding agency
  • National Immunization Program (1993–2006)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Agency executive
Parent agencyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Websitewww.cdc.gov/ncird/ Edit this at Wikidata

The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), formerly known as the National Immunization Program until April 2006, is charged with responsibility for the planning, coordination, and conduct of

Atlanta, Georgia, and housed in the CDC's Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID). The National Center for Immunization provides consultation, training, statistical, promotional, educational, epidemiological, and technical services to assist state and local health departments across the US in planning, developing, contracting and implementing immunization programs.[3]

Mandate

NCIRD supports and supervises state and local agencies working on immunization activities and commercial contracting for

adverse event mandated reporting requirements.[citation needed
]

National Immunization Program reorganization

In May 1993, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala announced that the division of immunization would be moved from the Center for Prevention Services to the office of the director and reestablished as the National Immunization Program.[1] The director of the division of immunization, Dr. Walter Orenstein, was the first director of the National Immunization Program.[1]

In April 2006, the National Immunization Program became the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). At the time, NCIRD was led by Anne Schuchat, MD, who earlier had been the director of the NIP since December 2005. The changes reorganized 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.[citation needed]

NCIRD divisions

NCIRD has five divisions:

  • Division of Bacterial Diseases (DBD)
  • Division of Viral Diseases (DVD)
  • Coronavirus and Other Respiratory Viruses Division (CORVD)
  • Immunization Services Division (ISD)
  • Influenza Division (ID)

Roadmap to more robust vaccine programs

NCIRD director Schuchat indicated a willingness to expand immunization surveillance and enforce vaccination schedule compliance, "I think we have a long way to go with adolescent immunization programs, as well as adult programs... There are so many opportunities for health impact in this group, and the new vaccines really offer us this whole new chance to revitalize health care for adolescents and prevention as an adolescent health issue."[4] Incorporating new vaccines into routine practice became a big priority for the NCIRD under Shuchat's leadership.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Sternberg, Steve. "CDC plans big push for vaccination]". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 7, 1993. p. C3.
  2. ^ "NCIRD Leadership". www.cdc.gov. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "NCIRD | Home | Immunization and Respiratory Diseases | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2018-02-06. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  4. ^ "Infectious Diseases in Children". Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2006-05-12.

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