History and Evolution of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices--United States, 1964-2014

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• Personal Author:
  Smith, Jean Clare ; Hinman, Alan R. ; Pickering Larry K.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (U.S.) ; Task Force for Global Health. Center for Vaccine Equity.
• Description:
  The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is chartered as a federal advisory committee to provide expert external advice to CDC and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the use of vaccines in the civilian population of the United States. This report summarizes the evolution of ACIP over the 50 years since its establishment in 1964 by the Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS).
• Subjects:
  Advisory Committees /history Advisory Committees /organization & Administration CDC--history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans Immunization Practice Guidelines As Topic
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2014; v. 63, no. 42
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  United States. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
• Genre:
  Historical Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  p. 955-8
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  42
• Collection(s):
  Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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