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Notice of IOM meeting on influenza vaccine and possible neurological complications

The eighth meeting of the Immunization Safety Review Committee will be held March 13, 2003 in Washington, DC. This meeting will be part of the information gathering process of the committee. The topic of this meeting will be the influenza vaccine and possible neurological complications.

Request for Information:

As part of the committee's data gathering activities, we are seeking input on this topic.

We welcome information such as original articles or citations, suggestions of key researchers with expertise on this issue, and other types of information. Please note that the National Academy of Sciences' complies with Section 15 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and therefore, all materials that are distributed to the committee will be submitted to a public access file.

Thank you in advance for your assistance on this matter. Please send your materials to us by Friday, February 28th, via email (imsafety@nas.edu), fax (202-334-2939), or by mail to: Immunization Safety Review The National Academies 500 Fifth Street NW, Room 868 Washington, DC 20001 www.iom.edu/imsafety.com

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