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United States Department of Health and Human Services, HHS
United States Public Health Service,PHS
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIAID
National Institutes of Health, NIH
1887年に設立された合衆国で最も古い医学研究の拠点機関。本部はメリーランド州ベセスダ
HHSの下のPHSに属する
要は
HHS-PHS-NIH-NIAID-VTEU (Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units)
HHS-PHS-NIH--NCI .etc
ワクチンの承認をするのはFDA
VTEUはNIAIDに属する組織で、ワクチンのclinical trialを迅速に行うのが専門の組織らしい。
The NIAID VTEUs have played a key role in the Institute’s effort to develop new and improved vaccines and therapies against infectious diseases for over four decades. They have conducted hundreds of clinical trials, many of which have contributed to vaccine licensure. An important strength of the VTEUs is their ability to enroll large numbers of volunteers into trials rapidly and vaccinate them in a safe, effective and quick manner. This rapid-response capability is especially important for testing vaccines designed to counteract emerging public health concerns, such as the ongoing pandemic of 2009 H1N1 influenza.
In 2009, the Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units are:
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Emory University, Atlanta
Group Health Cooperative, Seattle
Saint Louis University, St. Louis
University of Iowa, Iowa City
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore
Vanderbilt University, Nashville
