H.R.1973 - Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2007

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  • Short: Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To improve vaccine safety research, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Latest Action Apr 20, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related Bills (0) & Issues (36)
4/19/2007--Introduced.Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Agency for Vaccine Safety Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Director for Vaccine Safety Evaluation to:
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4/19/2007--Introduced.
Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Agency for Vaccine Safety Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Director for Vaccine Safety Evaluation to:
(1) conduct or support safety research and monitor licensed vaccines;
(2) develop a vaccine safety research agenda;
(3) evaluate means to promote compliance with federal adverse reaction reporting requirements;
(4) provide a clearinghouse for vaccine studies;
(5) ensure that functions relating to vaccine monitoring or research on adverse reactions are not carried out by anyone with a conflict of interest;
(6) oversee the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project; and
(7) resolve U.S. conflicts of interest related to international agreements, partnerships, and activities. Allows the Director to establish a program of awarding fellowships for research on vaccine safety. Requires the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to provide the Director, upon request, with complete access to all vaccine-related information submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by vaccine manufacturers. Requires the Director to require vaccine manufacturers to:
(1) provide for postmarketing surveillance and clinical testing for any acute or chronic adverse reactions associated with the vaccine; and
(2) register in a qualified public registry each clinical trial conducted or supported by the manufacturer with respect to the vaccine. Transfers to the Agency Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) responsibilities for the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project, the Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment Centers, or any other post-licensure vaccine safety monitoring activities. Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory council in the Agency.


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10/22/08
AGE OF AUTISM: CT's Shays on Vaccine Safety Legislation. Where's ...

This follows a 3-page letter he sent to me in July about co-sponsoring HR 1973, which creates an Agency for Vaccine Safety Evaluation, and supporting HR 881, the Mercury Free Vaccinations Act. Contrast this to his opponent whose office ...

Source: AGE OF AUTISM
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09/10/08
all politics are local part two: a foxx in the hen house…

in fact foxx rarely breaks with the gop line unless it is to cast a vote that targets african americans, hispanics, or the world‘s poor such as breaking with her party and voting against hr 1973 which would have helped provide clean ...

Source: Weird Load: Only in America
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09/03/08
CDC Misses Target With Flawed MMR/Autism Study

The public should demand that vaccine safety be taken away from an agency with such conflicts and support HR#1973, the Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act.” For more information, visit www.nationalautism.org.

Source: Autism Activist Mama
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