National Vaccine Program Office

About NVPO

The National Vaccine Program Office (NVPO) has responsibility for coordinating and ensuring collaboration among the many federal agencies involved in vaccine and immunization activities. The NVPO provides leadership and coordination among Federal agencies, as they work together to carry out the goals of the National Vaccine Plan. The National Vaccine Plan provides a framework, including goals, objectives, and strategies, for pursuing the prevention of infectious diseases through immunizations.

NVPO functions

• Coordinate and integrate activities of all Federal agencies involved in immunization efforts
• Ensure that these agencies collaborate, so that immunization activities are carried out in an efficient, consistent, and timely manner
• Develop and implement strategies for achieving the highest possible level of prevention of human diseases through immunization and the highest possible level of prevention of adverse reactions to vaccines
• Ensure that minimal gaps occur in Federal planning of vaccine and immunization activities.

NVPO Partners

• Agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); CDC, NIH, FDA, HRSA
• Other Federal agencies (e.g., Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID))
• NVPO's Inter-Agency Vaccine Group (IAVG)
  • Inter-Agency Vaccine Communications Group (IAVCG)
• The National Vaccine Advisory Committee
• U.S. commercial vaccine industry
• Global organizations, including the World Health Organization (http://www.who.org/)
• Non-governmental organizations, the Gates Foundation, GAVI (http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm)
• Consumer groups
• Academic institutions