Immunization Services Division (ISD)

Mission:

The Immunization Services Division (ISD) works to protect people across their lifespan from vaccine-preventable diseases by equitably increasing access, confidence, and demand for vaccines.

Our Strategic Priorities:
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Increase Vaccine Access

  • Use data to identify areas and populations of concern.
  • Improve vaccine access for low-coverage areas across urban, suburban, and rural communities.
  • Increase investments to promote cost-free access to adult vaccination.
  • Improve on successes of the Vaccines for Children (VFC).

Promote Vaccine Confidence and Demand

  • Work with partners to build vaccine confidence and demand in populations with low coverage.
  • Provide technical assistance and support to partners on building vaccine confidence.
  • Analyze data and conduct research to understand the characteristics and drivers of vaccine confidence.
  • Explore and implement creative strategies to mitigate mis/disinformation.

Enhance Data, Research, and Evaluation

  • Deepen the breadth and accuracy of immunization data on vaccine coverage, access, and demand.
  • Expand and modernize immunization data systems, surveys, and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate across the CDC and with partners to improve the quality and interoperability of immunization data and data systems.
  • Conduct research, evaluate intervention efficacy, and disseminate findings to improve vaccine access, confidence, demand, and coverage.

Strengthen Program Support for Partners

  • Strengthen technical assistance and resources to build partner capacity, including on data, vaccine confidence and demand, reducing disparities, and improving access for all.
  • Promote increased collaboration and information sharing across partners.
  • Identify, sustain, and scale evidence-based interventions across partners.
  • Work with a wide range of partners to develop innovative programs to improve vaccine coverage.

Improve Vaccination Equity

  • Lead, coordinate, and amplify governmental and partner efforts to reduce vaccination disparities.
  • Expand research to uncover drivers of vaccine coverage by population and geography.
  • Prioritize equity in the planning, allocation, and implementation of ISD resources.
  • Use data to identify and implement opportunities to increase uptake in populations experiencing vaccination disparities.

Enhance Vaccination Response Readiness

  • Use data to identify at-risk communities and predict emerging threats.
  • Collaborate to develop, maintain, and improve emergency response data and interoperability of information systems.
  • Coordinate, build capacity, and enhance readiness capabilities at the federal, state, and local levels.
  • Build strength and resilience across the immunization workforce.
What We Do:
  • Vaccines: We oversee public sector vaccine purchase and distribution.
  • Vaccine Programs: We administer the VFC and Section 317 Immunization Program for 64 awardees by guiding program accountability, evaluation, and providing technical assistance.
  • Surveillance: Our scientists lead vaccination coverage assessment across the lifespan, evaluating methods to improve immunization service delivery, and assessing the impact of interventions.
  • Information Systems: Facilitate the use of immunization information systems to ensure that immunization programs and providers have the data they need for decision making.
  • Education: We provide education, materials, and training for the public, healthcare providers, and partners.
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Where We Work:

ISD works with domestic partners including VFC awardees, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, vaccine manufacturers, clinical and public health partner organizations, and many others.

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