January 24, 2003
Institute of Medicine
Immunization Safety Review
This posting is to announce that the next public meeting of the Institute of
Medicine's Immunization Safety Review Committee will be held on March 13, 2003
at the Hotel Monaco in Washington, DC (700 F Street, NW). The topic of this
meeting is on the influenza vaccine and possible neurological complications,
and
the entire meeting will be webcast live. The meeting will be part of the
information gathering process of the committee.
A draft agenda and the webcast address will be posted on the project's website
(www.iom.edu/imsafety)
by February 27, 2003. If you would like to attend the
meeting, please register online at
www.iom.edu/imsafety
and provide your name
and contact information (organization name, phone number, fax number, and
email
address). You will receive an email confirmation of your reservation.
For your reference, contact information for hotels near the meeting location
follows:
Hotel Monaco
700 F Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
(202)628-7177 www.monaco-dc.com
Courtyard By Marriot
900 F St. NW
Washington, DC 2004
(202)638-4600
Renaissance Washington DC Hotel
999 Ninth St, NW
Washington DC, 20001
(202)898-9000
ALL INFORMATION, DATA, AND
MATERIAL CONTAINED, PRESENTED, OR PROVIDED HERE IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION
PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS REFLECTING THE KNOWLEDGE OR OPINIONS
OF THE PUBLISHER, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED OR INTENDED AS PROVIDING MEDICAL OR
LEGAL ADVICE. THE DECISION WHETHER OR NOT TO VACCINATE IS AN IMPORTANT AND
COMPLEX ISSUE AND SHOULD BE MADE BY YOU, AND YOU ALONE, IN CONSULTATION WITH
YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
"A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth."
-- Albert Einstein, letter to a friend, 1901
"I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education."
-- Thomas Jefferson, letter to William C. Jarvis, September 28, 1820
"What's the point of vaccination if it doesn't protect you from the unvaccinated?"
-- Sandy Gottstein
"Who gets to decide what the greater good is and how many will be sacrificed to it?"