The Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD) Subcommittee meets monthly to discuss current epidemiology and surveillance issues as well as overarching topics related to VPDs, including ongoing and emerging outbreaks, lessons learned from past outbreaks, updates from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and vaccination recommendations, and resources, tools, and publications to support health department VPD activities. The Subcommittee frequently engages partners in the CDC National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), including the Immunization Services Division (ISD), Division of Viral Diseases (DVD), and Influenza Division (ID), to provide the national perspective on priority VPD topics such as measles, Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), and COVID-19.

In addition to updates from our CDC partners, the Subcommittee provides a forum for state and local jurisdictions to seek feedback from others and share their experiences on the range of VPD-related topics. Although there are no standing workgroups within the Subcommittee, ad-hoc working groups are convened as needed, especially to support the development of VPD-related CSTE position statements. Previous workgroups that led to the passing of a CSTE position statement include AFM, pertussis, and diphtheria.  

Resources:  

• Increasing Access to Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination Materials: Environmental Scan of Online Resources - https://www.nfid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/environmental-scan.pdf

• Call to Action: HPV Vaccination as a Public Health Priority - https://www.nfid.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hpv-call-to-action.pdf 

Webinars/CSTE Learn/Publications 

• HPV Vaccination: Insights from States with Highest and Lowest HPV Vaccination Rates

• Five Key Steps to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in Your Practice
  
  

For more information about the Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Subcommittees and its activities, please contact Rebekah Mathew. Click here to view other Infectious Disease Steering Committee activities.