The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) is an office of the

United States Department of Health and Human Services The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is ...

that plays a role in the coordination of

vaccine A vaccine is a biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious or malignant disease. The safety and effectiveness of vaccines has been widely studied and verified.

policy. It was established by the

National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) of 1986 (42 U.S.C. §§ 300aa-1 to 300aa-34) was signed into law by United States President Ronald Reagan as part of a larger health bill on November 14, 1986. NCVIA's purpose was to eliminate t ...

. On October 24, 2020, the ''

New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'' asserted that the Trump administration essentially eliminated the role of the program when it closed the office in 2019.Zimmer, Carl, ''The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year. What’s the Plan Now?'', The

, October 24, 2020

References

External links

National Vaccine Program
Vaccination-related organizations Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Vaccination in the United States {{US-health-org-stub