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Vaccine Safety Research, Data Access, and Public Trust
GPRD
– General Practice Research Database
GVAC
– Global Vaccine Advisory Committee
HHS
– Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA
– Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRS
– Health and Retirement Study
ICAAC
– Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
IND
– Investigational New Drug
IOM
– Institute of Medicine
IQA
– Information Quality Act
IRB
– Institutional Review Board
MCO
– Managed Care Organization
MEPS
– Medical Expenditure Panel Survey
MiCDA
– Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging
NCHS
– National Center for Health Statistics
NIH
– National Institutes of Health
NIP
– National Immunization Program
NRC
– National Research Council
NVAC
– National Vaccine Advisory Committee
OMB
– Office of Management and Budget
RDC
– Research Data Center
VAERS
– Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
VRBPAC
– Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee