Federal · Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare
42 U.S.C. § 300aa: Vaccine information
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Not later than 1 year after December 22, 1987 , the Secretary shall develop and disseminate vaccine information materials for distribution by health care providers to the legal representatives of any child or to any other individual receiving a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table. Such materials shall be published in the Federal Register and may be revised. after notice to the public and 60 days of comment thereon, and in consultation with the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, appropriate health care providers and parent organizations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Food and Drug Administration. a concise description of the benefits of the vaccine, a concise description of the risks associated with the vaccine, a statement of the availability of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, and such other relevant information as may be determined by the Secretary. after the Secretary develops the information materials required by subsection (a), and not later than 6 months after the date such materials are published in the Federal Register,
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