Good afternoon. My name is Claire Hannan and I am the Executive Director of the Association of Immunization Managers. Our members are the individuals in state and territorial public health agencies that strive daily to ensure the timely vaccination of every child, teen and adult.
Thank you very much for the opportunity to provide comments today and thank you to the Committee for your commitment to quickly develop an overarching framework to assist in planning for equitable allocation of COVID vaccine. Immunization program managers are on the front lines of vaccine distribution planning, and they need evidence-based guidance to assure
success.
I would like to share three observations upon reading the draft report, and clearly state that these observations have not been discussed or vetted with my membership due to the short time frame.
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