“The purpose of this contract is to provide the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Immunization Safety Office, an as needed mechanism to obtain required services through the issuance of individual task orders in support of vaccine safety monitoring and evaluation that meet public health priorities for CDC.
Work performed under this contract will be based on the following technical requirements: Clinical Immunization Safety Assessment (CISA) project will be a resource to address clinical vaccine safety issues and provide a public health service to the nation. The project will also contribute to or conduct studies to answer questions about why certain individuals experience adverse events following immunization (AEFI), that are believed to be causally linked to vaccines, and how to prevent them. Results from such studies shall provide evidence to better inform vaccination practices. “