2025-06-04T16:15:16-04:00 2024-08-31 462108854 KENDALL PREBOLA AND JONES LLC PO BOX 259 BEDFORD PA 155220259 990 2023-09-01 541951769 NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER NATI 7039380342 21525 RIDGETOP CIRCLE SUITE 100 STERLING VA 20166 BARBARA LOE ARTHUR PRESIDENT 7039380342 2025-06-03 true false RICHARD M JONES CPA P00621721 8146231880 2025-06-03 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KATHRYN M WILLIAMS 21525 RIDGETOP CIRCLE STERLING VA 20166 1879766 false X WWW.NVIC.ORG X 1982 VA THE PURPOSE OF NVIC IS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AMERICAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH ITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION-ORIENTED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS AND TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS (BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS) WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINE INJURED. NVIC IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CONSUMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA PROVIDING VACCINE AND DISEASE RISK INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATING SAFETY REFORMS IN THE MASS VACCINATION SYSTEM AND ENDORSING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO VACCINE-ASSOCIATED DEATHS, INJURIES AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. NVIC PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTI-FACETED, INCLUDING: PUBLIC CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS; TELEVISION, RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA, AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS; THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS, AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPES, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER VISUAL AND PRINTED MATERIALS AND IT MAINTAINS AN INTERNET WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.NVIC.ORG). 7 5 20 17 0 1442825 1753897 0 60815 112322 0 1503640 1866219 0 0 985091 992643 0 70560 564667 473760 1549758 1466403 -46118 399816 3640024 4003033 122021 85214 3518003 3917819 X THE PURPOSE OF NVIC IS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AMERICAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH ITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION-ORIENTED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS AND TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS (BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS) WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINE INJURED. NVIC IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CONSUMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA PROVIDING VACCINE AND DISEASE RISK INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATING SAFETY REFORMS IN THE MASS VACCINATION SYSTEM AND ENDORSING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO VACCINE-ASSOCIATED DEATHS, INJURIES AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. NVIC PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTI-FACETED, INCLUDING: PUBLIC CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS; TELEVISION, RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA, AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS; THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS, AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPES, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER VISUAL AND PRINTED MATERIALS AND IT MAINTAINS AN INTERNET WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.NVIC.ORG). false false 860061 PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS CO-FOUNDERS OF THE NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER (NVIC) LAUNCHED THE VACCINE SAFETY AND INFORMED CONSENT MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. IN 1982. SINCE THEN, NVIC'S MISSION HAS BEEN TO PREVENT VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PROTECT THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLE OF INFORMED CONSENT TO MEDICAL RISK TAKING. NVIC WORKS TO SECURE VACCINE SAFETY AND INFORMED CONSENT PROTECTIONS IN US. PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND LAWS, INCLUDING FLEXIBLE MEDICAL, CONSCIENTIOUS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF VACCINE EXEMPTIONS. WEBSITES - NVIC.ORG - THE INFORMATION THAT NVIC STAFF RESEARCHES, ANALYZES AND PUBLISHES IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE VIA ONLINE SEARCHES FOR VACCINE TOPICS POSTED ON NVIC'S FLAGSHIP WEBSITE, NVIC.ORG. THE WEBSITE WAS CREATED IN 1995 AND IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL, CONSUMER-OPERATED WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTING VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS. THIS EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF WELL RESEARCHED AND REFERENCED INFORMATION ON VACCINE HISTORY, SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW AND ETHICS IS A UNIQUE PUBLIC INFORMATION RESOURCE COMPILED ON MORE THAN 2,000 WEB PAGES. AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ARE ALSO PART OF THE NVIC.ORG LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE HOUSES NVIC'S OVER 40 YEARS OF REFERENCED COMMENTARIES, SPECIAL REPORTS, ARTICLES, STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS, PODCASTS, LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY AND VIDEOS. THE WEBSITE MIGRATED TO AN UPDATED KENTICO PLATFORM IN FISCAL YEAR END 2022 WITH ADDED SECURITY AND, DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2024, FUNCTIONALITY WAS RE-EVALUATED AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF WAYS TO TRANSITION TO A MORE USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WEBSITE'S CONTENT, OPERATION AND SEO TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUCCESS BY OPTIMIZING CONTENT DELIVERY AND ENHANCING VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. WEBSITE CONTENT POSTED DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2024 INCLUDED REFERENCED ARTICLES AND VIDEOS ON COVID-19 AND COVID SHOTS; MEASLES VACCINE; MONKEYPOX; THE HISTORY OF THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PANDEMIC TREATIES AND AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS (IHR); CENSORSHIP; AND PROTECTION OF INFORMED CONSENT RIGHTS IN STATE VACCINE LAWS. AN 85-PAGE PAGE REFERENCED REPORT ON CENSORSHIP OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE DIGITAL PUBLIC SQUARE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO U.S. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, WAS PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE. NEW INFORMATION ON DISEASES AND FEDERALLY RECOMMENDED VACCINES WAS POSTED, ALONG WITH UPDATED INFORMATION ON DAYCARE AND SCHOOL VACCINE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS FOR ALL STATES. THERE WERE ABOUT 530,000 PAGE VIEWS ON NVIC.ORG AND 243,000 NEW VISITORS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. - NVICADVOCACY.ORG - THE WEB-BASED NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL AND WEBSITE WAS CREATED AND LAUNCHED IN 2010 AND CONTAINS COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON AND ANALYSIS OF VACCINE-RELATED LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN U.S. STATE LEGISLATURES THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE AND EMAILED TO REGISTERED PORTAL USERS. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ADVOCACY PORTAL WEBSITE FOLLOWING A MAJOR UPDATE/UPGRADE OF THE WEBSITE IN 2022 TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY, SECURITY AND USER EXPERIENCE. DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE NVIC ADVOCACY STAFF ANALYZED, TRACKED AND ISSUED POSITION STATEMENTS ON OVER 600 VACCINE RELATED BILLS INTRODUCED IN ALL 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. THERE WERE OVER 92,000 PAGE VIEWS OF THE NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. - THEVACCINEREACTION.ORG - THIS WEBSITE IS A WEEKLY JOURNAL NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN DIGITAL FORM IN 2015 TO PROMOTE "AN ENLIGHTENED CONVERSATION ABOUT VACCINATION, HEALTH AND AUTONOMY- AND IS EMAILED FOR FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS. ORIGINALLY A PRINT PUBLICATION LAUNCHED BY NVIC IN 1995, THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE VACCINE REACTION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AN ENLIGHTENED CONVERSATION ABOUT VACCINATION, HEALTH, AND AUTONOMY AND FOCUSES ON TOPICS RELATED TO VACCINES AND DISEASES, HEALTH, ETHICS, MEDICINE, LAW, MEDIA AND BUSINESS AND MAINTAINS A PUBLICLY SEARCHABLE ARTICLE ARCHIVE. DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2024, OVER 200 REFERENCED ARTICLES IN 51 EDITIONS WERE PUBLISHED AND THE WEBSITE HOSTED 228,000 VISITORS. - MEDALERTS.ORG - MEDALERTS.ORG IS A WEB-BASED PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 2003 THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY NVIC SINCE 2006 TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A USER-FRIENDLY WAY TO SEARCH THE FEDERAL VACCINE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTING SYSTEM (VAERS) DATABASE. VISITORS CAN SEARCH FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT BY DOCTORS, VACCINE RECIPIENTS AND PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF MINOR CHILDREN, WHO RECEIVED VACCINES AND EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION IN HEALTH. NVIC CO-FOUNDERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING THE INCLUSION OF VAERS AS A VACCINE SAFETY PROVISION IN THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT, WHICH REQUIRES VACCINE PROVIDERS TO REPORT HOSPITALIZATIONS, INJURIES AND DEATHS FOLLOWING VACCINATION TO VAERS. MEDALERTS HOSTED OVER 14.2 MILLION SEARCHES FOR ITS VISITORS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. PUBLIC EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS - A HIGHLIGHT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD WAS THE PUBLISHING OF A MAJOR 85-PAGE REFERENCED REPORT ON CENSORSHIP AUTHORED BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT ENTITLED THE SILENCING OF BARBARA LOE FISHER AND THE NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER IN THE DIGITAL PUBLIC SQUARE: A VIOLATION OF FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON NOV. 1, 2023, AND TO THE U.S. SENATE IN FEBRUARY 2024 WHEN SHE MADE AN INVITED PRESENTATION. - DURING VACCINE AWARENESS WEEK (VAW) HELD OCT. 29-NOV. 4, 2023, NVIC PUBLISHED A REFERENCED VIDEO COMMENTARY BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT ENTITLED BLACKLISTING & CENSORSHIP VIOLATES FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE, AS WELL AS PUBLISHED THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT ON U.S. STATE LEGISLATION BY NVIC'S ADVOCACY PORTAL STAFF. THE 2024 ANNUAL STATE LEGISLATION REPORT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF VACCINE-RELATED LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. - IN VIDEO AND FULLY REFERENCED PRINT COMMENTARIES, ARTICLES, SPECIAL REPORTS AND ADVOCACY ALERTS, NVIC STAFF PRODUCED INFORMATION ON SARS-COV-2 AND COVID-19 SHOTS; MEASLES AND MMR VACCINE; MONKEYPOX AND MONKEYPOX VACCINE; H1N5 BIRD FLU; BLACKLISTING AND CENSORSHIP; THE HISTORY OF THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT; WHO PANDEMIC TREATIES AND AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS IHR; AND VACCINE-RELATED STATE LEGISLATION. NVIC NEWSLETTER AND THE VACCINE REACTION JOURNAL NEWSPAPER THE DIGITAL NVIC NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED IN 20 EDITIONS AND ALMOST 1.9 MILLION EMAILS LINKED NVIC NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS TO ORIGINAL NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS INFORMATION RESOURCES AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE ALSO PUBLISHED ON NVIC.ORG. THE PERIODICAL NVIC NEWSLETTER, LIKE THE WEEKLY JOURNAL NEWSPAPER THE VACCINE REACTION THAT IS EMAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ALSO POSTED ON THEVACCINEREACTION.ORG KEEPS NVIC FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS INFORMED ABOUT VACCINE SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW AND INFORMED CONSENT ISSUES. THE VACCINE REACTION ISSUED 51 EDITIONS OF THE JOURNAL FOR A TOTAL OF 4.8 MILLION EMAILS SENT DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP OF NVIC BY THE MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER RESULTED IN THE DELETION OF NVIC ACCOUNTS BETWEEN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER 2021 FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED ACTION TAKEN BY PAYPAL IN DECEMBER 2021 TO BLOCK DONATIONS MADE TO NVIC THROUGH NETWORK FOR GOOD. NVIC QUICKLY PIVOTED TO A DONATION PLATFORM AND ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT VALUE PROTECTION OF FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH, AND CONSCIENCE AND OTHER CIVIL LIBERTIES. IN FEBRUARY 2023, NVIC'S ACCOUNT ON TWITTER, NOW KNOWN AS X, WAS RESTORED. HOWEVER, THE CONTINUED CENSORSHIP OF NVIC'S INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND YOU TUBE CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS NVIC'S INFORMATION IN FYE 2024. - X - SINCE RESTORATION OF NVIC'S ACCOUNT @NVICLOEDOWN IN FEBRUARY 2023 ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER), IN FYE 2024, FOLLOWERS INCREASED BY 12 PERCENT. - RUMBLE - IN LATE FY 2021, NVIC'S EDUCATIONAL VIDEO LIBRARY OF OVER 300 VIDEOS BEGAN MIGRATION TO THE RUMBLE VIDEO PLATFORM AND THAT MIGRATION CONTINUED IN FY2024. VIDEOS TRANSFERRED TO NVIC'S NEW RUMBLE CHANNEL APPEAR TO BE ATTRACTING A HIGHER VIEWERSHIP MORE QUICKLY THAN NVIC'S PREVIOUS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IN FYE 2024, THERE WERE OVER 500,000 VIDEO VIEWS ON RUMBLE WITH LIFETIME VIEWS ALREADY TOTALING MORE THAN THREE MILLION VIEWS. - MEWE, GAB, TELEGRAM, MINDS, X (FORMERLY TWITTER) - ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FACEBOOK, THERE WAS A 2.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN NVIC'S MEWE FOLLOWERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GAB, MINDS, AND "X" ARE THE MOST ACTIVE PLATFORMS FOR NVIC FOLLOWER ENGAGEMENT. NVIC REACHES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, BUT THIS ONLINE REACH IS FAR LESS THAN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NVIC WAS IN CONTACT WITH BEFORE THE CENSORSHIP CAMPAIGN LIMITING FREE SPEECH ON T 229894 VACCINE CHOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM STATE ACTIVITIES THE WEB-BASED NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL AND WEBSITE CREATED IN 2010 MAINTAINS ACCURATE, REAL TIME INFORMATION ON PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL VACCINE LEGISLATION; PROVIDES ANALYSIS, TALKING POINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; AND CONNECTS REGISTERED USERS ELECTRONICALLY WITH THEIR OWN LEGISLATORS TO HELP THEM ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE LAW MAKING PROCESS, A RIGHT GUARANTEED UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. PROPOSED VACCINE-RELATED STATE AND FEDERAL BILLS ARE DESIGNATED BY NVIC AS "BILLS TO WATCH" ON THE PORTAL IF THE BILLS ALIGN WITH NVIC'S MISSION OR OF THEY POSE A THREAT TO INFORMED, VOLUNTARY VACCINE DECISION MAKING. ACTIVE MONITORING OF PROPOSED VACCINE-RELATED BILLS ENSURES THE PUBLISHING OF ACCURATE BILL INFORMATION AND ACTION ALERTS. OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS, NVIC HAS ANALYZED, TRACKED, AND ISSUED POSITIONS ON OVER 4,000 VACCINE-RELATED BILLS. FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, NVIC SUPPORTED 624 VACCINE-RELATED BILLS ACROSS 43 STATES, SUPPORTING 390 VACCINE RELATED BILLS AND OPPOSING 163 BILLS. 2024 MARKS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT NVIC SUPPORTED MORE VACCINE- RELATED BILLS THAN WERE OPPOSED. NO STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED BILLS IN 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH COVID-19 SHOT MANDATES OR MANDATES FOR ANY OTHER VACCINE AND NO STATE ELIMINATED VACCINE EXEMPTIONS. IDAHO AND KANSAS PASSED LEGISLATION PROHIBITING THE VACCINATION OF CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. NO STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED BILLS GIVING MINORS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO CONSENT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THEIR PARENTS. CONSUMER ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEES SINCE 1988, NVIC HAS PROVIDED CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND FEDERAL AND STATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS, AND NVIC STAFF MONITORS AND PROVIDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND REPORTS ON VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, REGULATION, POLICYMAKING AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES MONITORING AND REPORTING ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE FDA VACCINES AND RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (VRBPAC); CDC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP); NATIONAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NVAC); AND ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES (ACCV). - ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES (ACCV) - THIS FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS CREATED BY CONGRESS IN THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT OF 1986 TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT ON THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM (VICP). DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF MONITORED AND REPORTED ON THE MEETINGS OF THE ACCV AND PROVIDED ORAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE SEPTEMBER 2023 AND MARCH 2024 ACCV MEETINGS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON NVIC.ORG. - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP) - THIS FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKES UNIVERSAL USE VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE U.S. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED AND REPORTED ON ACIP MEETINGS. - NATIONAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NVAC) - THIS COMMITTEE WAS CREATED BY CONGRESS IN THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT OF 1986 TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT ON THE US VACCINATION PROGRAM AND IS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED AND REPORTED ON NVAC ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDED TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON NVIC.ORG. - VACCINES & RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (VRBPAC) - THE VRBPAC IS A FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) ON THE LICENSURE OR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION OF VACCINES BASED ON REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF VACCINE SAFETY AND EFFICACY DATA BY VRBPAC MEMBERS. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED AND REPORTED ON VRBPAC MEETINGS. FEDERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF SUBMITTED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT TO DHHS REGARDING THE NEED FOR THE FDA DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING AND LABELING METRICS TO APPLY TO VACCINES. 105830 COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE SINCE 1982, STAFF HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONTACTING NVIC, AS WELL AS OPERATED A VACCINE REACTION REGISTRY AND PROVIDED FREE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE REPORTING VACCINE REACTIONS, INJURIES AND DEATHS UPON REQUEST. THIS YEAR, MANY OF THE INQUIRIES TO NVIC WERE MADE BY PHONE, EMAIL OR LETTER AND WERE ASKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO: - IDENTIFY A VACCINE REACTION; - REPORT A VACCINE REACTION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; - FILE FOR FEDERAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION; - FIND INFORMATION ABOUT STATE VACCINE LAWS; - ASK DOCTORS QUESTIONS WHEN MAKING A VACCINE DECISION.; AND - LEARN MORE ABOUT OPTIONS TO COUNTER COERCION AND RESPOND TO SANCTIONS FOR ATTEMPTING TO EXERCISE VOLUNTARY, INFORMED CONSENT TO VACCINATION. 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THE NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAX YEARS 2020 THROUGH 2022 REMAINS OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF AUGUST 31, 2024, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. PAUL F ARTHUR FAMILY RELATION EMPLOYEE SERVICES false CHRISTIAN FISHER FAMILY RELATION EMPLOYEE SERVICES false SCHEDULE L, PART V SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS: (A) NAME OF PERSON: PAUL F. ARTHUR (B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BARBARA L. ARTHUR, A CURRENT DIRECTOR AND OFFICER (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: PAYMENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES (A) NAME OF PERSON: CHRISTIAN FISHER (B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH BARBARA L. ARTHUR, A CURRENT DIRECTOR AND OFFICER (D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: PAYMENT FOR EMPLOYEE SERVICES FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PURPOSE OF NVIC IS TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF AMERICAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH ITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION-ORIENTED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS AND TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS (BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS) WHO HAVE BEEN VACCINE INJURED. NVIC IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST CONSUMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN AMERICA PROVIDING VACCINE AND DISEASE RISK INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; ADVOCATING SAFETY REFORMS IN THE MASS VACCINATION SYSTEM AND ENDORSING INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO VACCINE-ASSOCIATED DEATHS, INJURIES AND CHRONIC ILLNESS. NVIC PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTI-FACETED, INCLUDING: PUBLIC CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS, WORKSHOPS; TELEVISION, RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA, AND PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS; THE PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BOOKS, AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPES, NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER VISUAL AND PRINTED MATERIALS AND IT MAINTAINS AN INTERNET WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.NVIC.ORG). FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS ARE 5 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS CO-FOUNDERS OF THE NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER (NVIC) LAUNCHED THE VACCINE SAFETY AND INFORMED CONSENT MOVEMENT IN THE U.S. IN 1982. SINCE THEN, NVIC'S MISSION HAS BEEN TO PREVENT VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PROTECT THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLE OF INFORMED CONSENT TO MEDICAL RISK TAKING. NVIC WORKS TO SECURE VACCINE SAFETY AND INFORMED CONSENT PROTECTIONS IN US. PUBLIC HEALTH POLICIES AND LAWS, INCLUDING FLEXIBLE MEDICAL, CONSCIENTIOUS AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF VACCINE EXEMPTIONS. WEBSITES - NVIC.ORG - THE INFORMATION THAT NVIC STAFF RESEARCHES, ANALYZES AND PUBLISHES IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE VIA ONLINE SEARCHES FOR VACCINE TOPICS POSTED ON NVIC'S FLAGSHIP WEBSITE, NVIC.ORG. THE WEBSITE WAS CREATED IN 1995 AND IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST NON-GOVERNMENTAL, CONSUMER-OPERATED WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTING VACCINE INJURIES AND DEATHS. THIS EXTENSIVE LIBRARY OF WELL RESEARCHED AND REFERENCED INFORMATION ON VACCINE HISTORY, SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW AND ETHICS IS A UNIQUE PUBLIC INFORMATION RESOURCE COMPILED ON MORE THAN 2,000 WEB PAGES. AND EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ARE ALSO PART OF THE NVIC.ORG LIBRARY OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION. THE WEBSITE HOUSES NVIC'S OVER 40 YEARS OF REFERENCED COMMENTARIES, SPECIAL REPORTS, ARTICLES, STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC COMMENTS, PODCASTS, LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONY AND VIDEOS. THE WEBSITE MIGRATED TO AN UPDATED KENTICO PLATFORM IN FISCAL YEAR END 2022 WITH ADDED SECURITY AND, DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2024, FUNCTIONALITY WAS RE-EVALUATED AND THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF WAYS TO TRANSITION TO A MORE USER-FRIENDLY PLATFORM THAT WILL IMPROVE THE WEBSITE'S CONTENT, OPERATION AND SEO TO ENSURE LONG-TERM SUCCESS BY OPTIMIZING CONTENT DELIVERY AND ENHANCING VISITOR ENGAGEMENT. WEBSITE CONTENT POSTED DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2024 INCLUDED REFERENCED ARTICLES AND VIDEOS ON COVID-19 AND COVID SHOTS; MEASLES VACCINE; MONKEYPOX; THE HISTORY OF THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PANDEMIC TREATIES AND AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS (IHR); CENSORSHIP; AND PROTECTION OF INFORMED CONSENT RIGHTS IN STATE VACCINE LAWS. AN 85-PAGE PAGE REFERENCED REPORT ON CENSORSHIP OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE DIGITAL PUBLIC SQUARE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO U.S. CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, WAS PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE. NEW INFORMATION ON DISEASES AND FEDERALLY RECOMMENDED VACCINES WAS POSTED, ALONG WITH UPDATED INFORMATION ON DAYCARE AND SCHOOL VACCINE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS FOR ALL STATES. THERE WERE ABOUT 530,000 PAGE VIEWS ON NVIC.ORG AND 243,000 NEW VISITORS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. - NVICADVOCACY.ORG - THE WEB-BASED NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL AND WEBSITE WAS CREATED AND LAUNCHED IN 2010 AND CONTAINS COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON AND ANALYSIS OF VACCINE-RELATED LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN U.S. STATE LEGISLATURES THAT IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR FREE AND EMAILED TO REGISTERED PORTAL USERS. ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE TO THE ADVOCACY PORTAL WEBSITE FOLLOWING A MAJOR UPDATE/UPGRADE OF THE WEBSITE IN 2022 TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY, SECURITY AND USER EXPERIENCE. DURING THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THE NVIC ADVOCACY STAFF ANALYZED, TRACKED AND ISSUED POSITION STATEMENTS ON OVER 600 VACCINE RELATED BILLS INTRODUCED IN ALL 50 STATES AND WASHINGTON, D.C. THERE WERE OVER 92,000 PAGE VIEWS OF THE NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. - THEVACCINEREACTION.ORG - THIS WEBSITE IS A WEEKLY JOURNAL NEWSPAPER ESTABLISHED IN DIGITAL FORM IN 2015 TO PROMOTE "AN ENLIGHTENED CONVERSATION ABOUT VACCINATION, HEALTH AND AUTONOMY- AND IS EMAILED FOR FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS. ORIGINALLY A PRINT PUBLICATION LAUNCHED BY NVIC IN 1995, THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE VACCINE REACTION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING AN ENLIGHTENED CONVERSATION ABOUT VACCINATION, HEALTH, AND AUTONOMY AND FOCUSES ON TOPICS RELATED TO VACCINES AND DISEASES, HEALTH, ETHICS, MEDICINE, LAW, MEDIA AND BUSINESS AND MAINTAINS A PUBLICLY SEARCHABLE ARTICLE ARCHIVE. DURING FISCAL YEAR END 2024, OVER 200 REFERENCED ARTICLES IN 51 EDITIONS WERE PUBLISHED AND THE WEBSITE HOSTED 228,000 VISITORS. - MEDALERTS.ORG - MEDALERTS.ORG IS A WEB-BASED PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN 2003 THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY NVIC SINCE 2006 TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH A USER-FRIENDLY WAY TO SEARCH THE FEDERAL VACCINE ADVERSE EVENTS REPORTING SYSTEM (VAERS) DATABASE. VISITORS CAN SEARCH FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON VACCINE ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT BY DOCTORS, VACCINE RECIPIENTS AND PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF MINOR CHILDREN, WHO RECEIVED VACCINES AND EXPERIENCED A DETERIORATION IN HEALTH. NVIC CO-FOUNDERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURING THE INCLUSION OF VAERS AS A VACCINE SAFETY PROVISION IN THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT, WHICH REQUIRES VACCINE PROVIDERS TO REPORT HOSPITALIZATIONS, INJURIES AND DEATHS FOLLOWING VACCINATION TO VAERS. MEDALERTS HOSTED OVER 14.2 MILLION SEARCHES FOR ITS VISITORS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. PUBLIC EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTS - A HIGHLIGHT IN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD WAS THE PUBLISHING OF A MAJOR 85-PAGE REFERENCED REPORT ON CENSORSHIP AUTHORED BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT ENTITLED THE SILENCING OF BARBARA LOE FISHER AND THE NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER IN THE DIGITAL PUBLIC SQUARE: A VIOLATION OF FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ON NOV. 1, 2023, AND TO THE U.S. SENATE IN FEBRUARY 2024 WHEN SHE MADE AN INVITED PRESENTATION. - DURING VACCINE AWARENESS WEEK (VAW) HELD OCT. 29-NOV. 4, 2023, NVIC PUBLISHED A REFERENCED VIDEO COMMENTARY BY THE CEO/PRESIDENT ENTITLED BLACKLISTING & CENSORSHIP VIOLATES FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE, AS WELL AS PUBLISHED THE 2024 ANNUAL REPORT ON U.S. STATE LEGISLATION BY NVIC'S ADVOCACY PORTAL STAFF. THE 2024 ANNUAL STATE LEGISLATION REPORT WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIDEO PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW OF VACCINE-RELATED LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY FOR THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. - IN VIDEO AND FULLY REFERENCED PRINT COMMENTARIES, ARTICLES, SPECIAL REPORTS AND ADVOCACY ALERTS, NVIC STAFF PRODUCED INFORMATION ON SARS-COV-2 AND COVID-19 SHOTS; MEASLES AND MMR VACCINE; MONKEYPOX AND MONKEYPOX VACCINE; H1N5 BIRD FLU; BLACKLISTING AND CENSORSHIP; THE HISTORY OF THE 1986 NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT; WHO PANDEMIC TREATIES AND AMENDMENTS TO INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS IHR; AND VACCINE-RELATED STATE LEGISLATION. NVIC NEWSLETTER AND THE VACCINE REACTION JOURNAL NEWSPAPER THE DIGITAL NVIC NEWSLETTER WAS PUBLISHED IN 20 EDITIONS AND ALMOST 1.9 MILLION EMAILS LINKED NVIC NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIBERS TO ORIGINAL NEWS ARTICLES, VIDEOS INFORMATION RESOURCES AND FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS THAT WERE ALSO PUBLISHED ON NVIC.ORG. THE PERIODICAL NVIC NEWSLETTER, LIKE THE WEEKLY JOURNAL NEWSPAPER THE VACCINE REACTION THAT IS EMAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS AND ALSO POSTED ON THEVACCINEREACTION.ORG KEEPS NVIC FOLLOWERS AND SUPPORTERS INFORMED ABOUT VACCINE SCIENCE, POLICY, LAW AND INFORMED CONSENT ISSUES. THE VACCINE REACTION ISSUED 51 EDITIONS OF THE JOURNAL FOR A TOTAL OF 4.8 MILLION EMAILS SENT DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP OF NVIC BY THE MAJOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM, AND TWITTER RESULTED IN THE DELETION OF NVIC ACCOUNTS BETWEEN MARCH AND SEPTEMBER 2021 FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED ACTION TAKEN BY PAYPAL IN DECEMBER 2021 TO BLOCK DONATIONS MADE TO NVIC THROUGH NETWORK FOR GOOD. NVIC QUICKLY PIVOTED TO A DONATION PLATFORM AND ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT VALUE PROTECTION OF FREEDOM OF THOUGHT, SPEECH, AND CONSCIENCE AND OTHER CIVIL LIBERTIES. IN FEBRUARY 2023, NVIC'S ACCOUNT ON TWITTER, NOW KNOWN AS X, WAS RESTORED. HOWEVER, THE CONTINUED CENSORSHIP OF NVIC'S INFORMATION ON FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM AND YOU TUBE CONTINUED TO IMPACT THE ABILITY OF THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS NVIC'S INFORMATION IN FYE 2024. - X - SINCE RESTORATION OF NVIC'S ACCOUNT @NVICLOEDOWN IN FEBRUARY 2023 ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER), IN FYE 2024, FOLLOWERS INCREASED BY 12 PERCENT. - RUMBLE - IN LATE FY 2021, NVIC'S EDUCATIONAL VIDEO LIBRARY OF OVER 300 VIDEOS BEGAN MIGRATION TO THE RUMBLE VIDEO PLATFORM AND THAT MIGRATION CONTINUED IN FY2024. VIDEOS TRANSFERRED TO NVIC'S NEW RUMBLE CHANNEL APPEAR TO BE ATTRACTING A HIGHER VIEWERSHIP MORE QUICKLY THAN NVIC'S PREVIOUS YOUTUBE CHANNEL. IN FYE 2024, THERE WERE OVER 500,000 VIDEO VIEWS ON RUMBLE WITH LIFETIME VIEWS ALREADY TOTALING MORE THAN THREE MILLION VIEWS. - MEWE, GAB, TELEGRAM, MINDS, X (FORMERLY TWITTER) - ESTABLISHED IN 2019 AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO FACEBOOK, THERE WAS A 2.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN NVIC'S MEWE FOLLOWERS FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. GAB, MINDS, AND "X" ARE THE MOST ACTIVE PLATFORMS FOR NVIC FOLLOWER ENGAGEMENT. NVIC REACHES TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THE NEW SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, BUT THIS ONLINE REACH IS FAR LESS THAN THE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NVIC WAS IN CONTACT WITH BEFORE THE CENSORSHIP CAMPAIGN LIMITING FREE SPEECH ON T FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B VACCINE CHOICE ADVOCACY PROGRAM STATE ACTIVITIES THE WEB-BASED NVIC ADVOCACY PORTAL AND WEBSITE CREATED IN 2010 MAINTAINS ACCURATE, REAL TIME INFORMATION ON PROPOSED STATE AND FEDERAL VACCINE LEGISLATION; PROVIDES ANALYSIS, TALKING POINTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; AND CONNECTS REGISTERED USERS ELECTRONICALLY WITH THEIR OWN LEGISLATORS TO HELP THEM ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE LAW MAKING PROCESS, A RIGHT GUARANTEED UNDER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. PROPOSED VACCINE-RELATED STATE AND FEDERAL BILLS ARE DESIGNATED BY NVIC AS "BILLS TO WATCH" ON THE PORTAL IF THE BILLS ALIGN WITH NVIC'S MISSION OR OF THEY POSE A THREAT TO INFORMED, VOLUNTARY VACCINE DECISION MAKING. ACTIVE MONITORING OF PROPOSED VACCINE-RELATED BILLS ENSURES THE PUBLISHING OF ACCURATE BILL INFORMATION AND ACTION ALERTS. OVER THE PAST 14 YEARS, NVIC HAS ANALYZED, TRACKED, AND ISSUED POSITIONS ON OVER 4,000 VACCINE-RELATED BILLS. FOR THIS REPORTING PERIOD, NVIC SUPPORTED 624 VACCINE-RELATED BILLS ACROSS 43 STATES, SUPPORTING 390 VACCINE RELATED BILLS AND OPPOSING 163 BILLS. 2024 MARKS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR THAT NVIC SUPPORTED MORE VACCINE- RELATED BILLS THAN WERE OPPOSED. NO STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED BILLS IN 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WITH COVID-19 SHOT MANDATES OR MANDATES FOR ANY OTHER VACCINE AND NO STATE ELIMINATED VACCINE EXEMPTIONS. IDAHO AND KANSAS PASSED LEGISLATION PROHIBITING THE VACCINATION OF CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT. NO STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED BILLS GIVING MINORS THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO CONSENT WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THEIR PARENTS. CONSUMER ADVOCACY AND REPRESENTATION FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEES SINCE 1988, NVIC HAS PROVIDED CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND FEDERAL AND STATE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS, AND NVIC STAFF MONITORS AND PROVIDES PUBLIC COMMENT AND REPORTS ON VACCINE DEVELOPMENT, REGULATION, POLICYMAKING AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THIS INCLUDES MONITORING AND REPORTING ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE FDA VACCINES AND RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (VRBPAC); CDC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP); NATIONAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NVAC); AND ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES (ACCV). - ADVISORY COMMISSION ON CHILDHOOD VACCINES (ACCV) - THIS FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS CREATED BY CONGRESS IN THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT OF 1986 TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT ON THE OPERATION OF THE FEDERAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM (VICP). DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF MONITORED AND REPORTED ON THE MEETINGS OF THE ACCV AND PROVIDED ORAL PUBLIC COMMENTS AT THE SEPTEMBER 2023 AND MARCH 2024 ACCV MEETINGS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON NVIC.ORG. - CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES (ACIP) - THIS FEDERAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MAKES UNIVERSAL USE VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE U.S. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED AND REPORTED ON ACIP MEETINGS. - NATIONAL VACCINE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (NVAC) - THIS COMMITTEE WAS CREATED BY CONGRESS IN THE NATIONAL CHILDHOOD VACCINE INJURY ACT OF 1986 TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT ON THE US VACCINATION PROGRAM AND IS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED AND REPORTED ON NVAC ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDED TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON NVIC.ORG. - VACCINES & RELATED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (VRBPAC) - THE VRBPAC IS A FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) ON THE LICENSURE OR EMERGENCY USE AUTHORIZATION OF VACCINES BASED ON REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF VACCINE SAFETY AND EFFICACY DATA BY VRBPAC MEMBERS. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS MONITORED AND REPORTED ON VRBPAC MEETINGS. FEDERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ON DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC STAFF SUBMITTED WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT TO DHHS REGARDING THE NEED FOR THE FDA DIRECT TO CONSUMER ADVERTISING AND LABELING METRICS TO APPLY TO VACCINES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE SINCE 1982, STAFF HAS PROVIDED INFORMATION ABOUT VACCINATION AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CONTACTING NVIC, AS WELL AS OPERATED A VACCINE REACTION REGISTRY AND PROVIDED FREE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING AND INFORMATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE REPORTING VACCINE REACTIONS, INJURIES AND DEATHS UPON REQUEST. THIS YEAR, MANY OF THE INQUIRIES TO NVIC WERE MADE BY PHONE, EMAIL OR LETTER AND WERE ASKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO: - IDENTIFY A VACCINE REACTION; - REPORT A VACCINE REACTION TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; - FILE FOR FEDERAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION; - FIND INFORMATION ABOUT STATE VACCINE LAWS; - ASK DOCTORS QUESTIONS WHEN MAKING A VACCINE DECISION.; AND - LEARN MORE ABOUT OPTIONS TO COUNTER COERCION AND RESPOND TO SANCTIONS FOR ATTEMPTING TO EXERCISE VOLUNTARY, INFORMED CONSENT TO VACCINATION. DURING FYE 2024, NVIC'S COUNSELING PROGRAM RESPONDED TO SEVERAL HUNDRED CALLS AND NEARLY 1,000 EMAIL REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION ON VACCINES AND DISEASES AND FROM PEOPLE REPORTING VACCINE REACTIONS OR IN NEED OF ONE-ON- ONE SUPPORT REGARDING APPLICATION OF COERCION OR PUNITIVE SANCTIONS IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE, PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER VENUE FOR DECLINING USE ONE OR MORE GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDED VACCINES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D LOBBYING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B WHEN THE 990 DRAFT IS RECEIVED FROM THE AUDITOR IT IS REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE STAFF INCLUDING THE BOOKKEEPER, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL THREE WILL BE LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY WITH THE AUDIT AND THE FIGURES PROVIDED TO THE AUDITOR. A DISCUSSION WILL TAKE PLACE AND ANY REMAINING INCONSISTENCIES WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE AUDITOR FOR CLARIFICATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND DIRECTORS AND IS REVIEWED AT HIRE/RECRUITMENT OF DIRECTORS, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS ANNUALLY FOR RENEWAL PURPOSES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A NVIC IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF VOLUNTEERS WITH FEW PAID POSITIONS. INCREASES IN COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE APPROVED AS OUTLINED IN NVIC'S OPERATIONS MANUAL AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVED BY NVIC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B NVIC IS COMPRISED PRIMARILY OF VOLUNTEERS WITH FEW PAID POSITIONS. INCREASES IN COMPENSATION FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE APPROVED AS OUTLINED IN NVIC'S OPERATIONS MANUAL AND THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVED BY NVIC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, NEW JERSEY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, NORTH CAROLINA, MISSISSIPPI, MINNESOTA, MICHIGAN, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, KENTUCKY, KANSAS, ILLINOIS, HAWAII, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, CONNECTICUT, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, ARKANSAS, ALABAMA, ALASKA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT AT THE NVIC OFFICE IN STERLING, VA AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.