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June 7-8, 2000 Simpsonwood
Retreat Center
Norcross, Georgia
Dr. Orenstein:
My name is Walter Orenstein. Immunization
I'm Director of the National
Program at CDC and I want to thank all of
you for coming here and taking time out of your very busy schedules to spend the next day and a half with us. Not only do we thank you for taking time out, but for taking the time out on such short notice, and also putting up with what I gather those of us who are townies here didn't realize, but apparently the biggest meeting _¢,
in Atlanta which has taken
up all the hotel space and all of the cars, so I think many of you have had to take taxis here. We appreciate you putting up with this, but at least we did arrange the weather nicely and you can look out occasionally trees.
I think I am particularly
and see some beautiful
impressed
with the quality of
expertise. We truly have been able to get at very short notice some-of the most outstanding leaders in multiple fields. That will be important in interpreting We who work seriously. and
with vaccines
the data.
take vaccine
safety very
Vaccines are generally given to healthy children
I think
expectations
the public
has, deservedly
so, very
high
for vaccine safety as well as the effectiveness
of vaccination programs. Those who don't
know, initial concerns
summer that mercury, as methylmercury exceed safe levels. undertook, Vaccine
in Safety
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were raised last in vaccines, might
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