Protecting our forces : improving vaccine acquisition and availability in the U.S. military / Stanley M. Lemon ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on a Strategy for Minimizing the Impact of Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases of Military Importance: Vaccine Issues in the U.S. Military, Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on a Strategy for Minimizing the Impact of Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases of Military Importance: Vaccine Issues in the U.S. Military.

Contributor:

Lemon, Stanley M.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on a Strategy for Minimizing the Impact of Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases of Military Importance: Vaccine Issues in the U.S. Military, Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vaccines--United States.

Vaccines.

Vaccines industry--United States.

Vaccines industry.

United States--Armed Forces--Medical care.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 133 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. ; [Great Britain] : National Academy Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Infectious diseases continue to pose a substantial threat to the operational capacity of military forces. Protecting Our Forces reviews the process by which the U.S. military acquires vaccines to protect its warfighters from natural infectious disease threats. The committee found that poorly aligned acquisition processes and an inadequate commitment of financial resources within the Department of Defense vaccine acquisition process " rather than uncleared scientific or technological hurdles " contribute to the unavailability of some vaccines that could protect military personnel and, implicitly, the welfare and security of the nation. Protecting Our Forces outlines ways in which DoD might strengthen its acquisition process and improve vaccine availability. Recommendations, which include combining all DoD vaccine acquisition responsibilities under a single DoD authority, cover four broad aspects of the acquisition process: (1) organization, authority, and responsibility; (2) program and budget; (3)manufacturing; (4) and the regulatory status of special-use vaccines.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction and History""; ""2 Resources, Responsibilities, and Dynamics in the Military's Vaccine Mission""; ""3 Current Status of Vaccines for Military Personnel""; ""4 Recommendations with Accompanying Analysis of Limitations Imposed by Current Department of Defense Structure for Managing Acquisition of Vaccines Against Infectious Diseases""; ""References""

""Appendix A Urgent Attention Needed to Restore Lapsed Adenovirus Vaccine Availability""""Appendix B Open Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix C Committee and Staff Biographies""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610183364

9780309169158

0309169151

9781280183362

1280183365

9780309500791

0309500796