FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH

DRAFT AGENDA (revised 2/9/04)

VACCINES AND RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
February 18 & 19, 2004

Sheraton Four-Points Hotel, 8400 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Maryland

 

 

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

 

8:30  a.m.                       Call to Order                                                                      Dr. Gary Overturf, Chair

 

               8:35  Administrative Matters                                                      Dr. Bill Freas

 

               8:40  Presentation of Plaques to Retiring Members                      Dr. Karen Midthun

 

8:50      OPEN Session

                        Strain Selection for Influenza Virus Vaccine for the 2004-2005 Season

 

              8:50            Introduction                                                                Dr. Roland Levandowski, FDA

 

              9:50   Vaccine Effectiveness                                      Dr. Carolyn Bridges, CDC

                                                                                                            Col. James Neville, DOD

                                                                                                            Dr. Antoine Flahault, INSERM, Paris

11:20   Break

 

11:30            U.S. Surveillance                                                    Ann Moen, CDC

 

12:00 p.m.            Lunch

 

 1:00    Open Public Hearing

 

             1:30            World Surveillance and Strain Characterization        Dr. Nancy Cox, CDC

                        Strain Characterization

 

             2:00            Additional Reports                                                     Linda Canas, DOD

                                                                                                            Dr. Maria Zambon, HPA, UK

 

3:00     Break

 

             3:30            Vaccine Responses                                                 Dr. Roland Levandowski, FDA

 

 4:00            Availability of Strains and Reagents                                     Dr. Zhiping Ye, FDA

 

 4:15            Comments from Manufacturers

 

 5:00    Update on H5                                                               Dr. Nancy Cox, CDC

                                                                                                            Dr. Phil Minor, NIBSC

                                                                                                            NIH Speaker (TBA)

 7:00 p.m.    Adjourn


 

 

 

AGENDA (Continued)

VACCINES AND RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

 

 

 

Second Day

Thursday, February 19, 2004

 

 8:30  a.m.              Call to Order 

 

 8:35             Announcements

 

OPEN Session

            Strain Selection for Influenza Virus Vaccine for the 2004-2005 Season

 

 8:45                Open Public Hearing

             

 9:15            Options for Strain Selection                                             Dr. Roland Levandowski, FDA

 

 9:35                Committee Discussion and Recommendations

 

10:45               Break 

 

11:00               Mammalian Tissue Culture Used in Vaccine Preparation

                                    FDA Perspective                                         Dr. Zhiping Ye, FDA

NIBSC Perspective                                                 Dr. Phil Minor, NIBSC

 

 1:00  p.m.            Adjourn