October 11, 2001
Institute of Medicine
Immunization Safety Review
This posting is to announce that the fourth open public
meeting of the Institute of Medicine’s Immunization Safety Review Committee
will be held on November 12, 2001 at Aljoya Conference Center, 3920 NE 41st
Street in Seattle, Washington. The
topic of this meeting will be on the “Possible Association between Multiple Immunizations
in Newborns and Infants and Immune System Dysfunction”. The meeting will be part of the information
gathering process of the committee as it explores two questions: 1) Does the number of vaccines administered ‘overload’
the capacity of the infant’s immature immune system, perhaps impairing immunity
to other infections or altering the body’s tolerance to self-antigens, and thereby
contributing to a greater risk for allergic or autoimmune diseases? 2) Is there a relationship between any of
these proposed outcomes and the number, the route of administration, or the
nature of the vaccines and vaccine antigens?
A draft agenda will be posted on our website at www.iom.edu/imsafety
by October 29, 2001. The space provided for the meeting is limited, so please
RSVP by November 5, 2001. You may RSVP by calling (202) 334-1342 or emailing us
at imsafety@nas.edu.
Please provide your name and contact information (organization name, phone
number, fax number, and email address). You will receive a confirmation of your
reservation. For your reference, contact information for hotels near the
conference center are listed below.
2140 N. Northgate Way
(800) 435-0754
400 NE 45th Street
(800) 343-7040
4731 12th Ave NE
(800) 522-4720
4507 Brooklyn Ave NE
(800) 899-0251
5005 22nd Ave NE
(800) 545-8459
University Silver Cloud Inn
5036 25th Ave NE
(800) 205-6940
University Travelodge
4725 25th Ave NE
(800) 578-7878
College Inn Guest House (B&B)
4000 University Way NE
(206) 633-4441
University Inn
4140 Roosevelt Way NE
(800) 733-3855
Eastlake Inn
2215 Eastlake Ave E.
(206) 322-7726