UMN disease research center to launch vaccine integrity project

Osterholm: Federal health agency cuts, vaccine misinformation is 'urgent issue' - Albert Lea Tribune

By Tom Crann and Gretchen Brown, Minnesota Public Radio News With federal vaccine funding up in the air, a University of Minnesota researcher announced Thursday a new project intended to safeguard vaccine information, research and access in case the federal government doesn’t. The Vaccine Integrity Project comes from Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. He spoke with MPR …

U of M launches vaccine safeguard project amid federal uncertainty - Austin Daily Herald

By Estelle Timar-Wilcox A team of health experts is launching an independent project that could start its own vaccine evaluations and guidelines — apart from federal health agencies. The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) announced the Vaccine Integrity Project on Thursday. CIDRAP director Michael Osterholm said it’s intended to safeguard vaccine information, research or access in case the federa…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN Concerned that the nation's health leadership is raising unfounded doubts about the safety of well-studied vaccines and may take steps to limit their use, a group of public health experts is working to establish countermeasures. The initiative, the Vaccine Integrity Project, will be funded by a foundation backed by Walmart heiress Christy Walton and has a steering committee headed by former US Food and Drug Administration com…

UMN disease research center to launch vaccine integrity project

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy is launching an initiative to examine how non-governmental entities can help protect vaccine policy, information and utilization in the U.S. Called the Vaccine Integrity Project, the initiative’s steering committee…

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CIDRAP Launches its Vaccine Integrity Project

The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) announced its initiative that will look to ensure reliable vaccine data and information is available to the public and medical community.