Its purpose is to advise and make recommendations to the Director of the National Vaccine Program on matters related to program responsibilities. These meetings are open to the public. The NVAC is made up of 15 members appointed by the Director of the National Vaccine Program. The NVAC recommends ways to achieve optimal prevention of human infectious diseases through vaccine development, and provides direction to achieve optimal prevention of adverse reactions to vaccines. New members must be nominated in a formal nominations process.
Members serve on subcommittees to work on specific issues.
Each subcommittee has a chairperson. Some are staffed by designated federal officials and liaisons. Current NVAC members and their affiliations, and the various subcommittees and their members, are listed below. Secretary of Health and Human Services.