N.Y. Public Health Law § 266-a: The 21st century workgroup for disease elimination and reduction

§ 266-a. The 21st century workgroup for disease elimination and

reduction. The 21st century workgroup for disease elimination and

reduction is hereby created within the department. The workgroup shall:

1. Be comprised of experts within the department's bureau of

immunization, experts on the immunization advisory council and other

experts the commissioner deems appropriate, charged with the mission of

reviewing existing vaccines, the status of international research and

development for vaccines likely to be candidates for the pharmaceutical

marketplace, and to review the status of health threats which could be

addressed by the development of vaccines;

2. Study the severity, frequency of occurrence, likelihood of

recurrence, existing animal vaccines and potential human vaccines for

tuberculosis, eastern equine encephalitis virus, Lyme disease, human

immunodeficiency virus, and any other disease or virus the commissioner

deems appropriate;

3. Consult with national vaccine and immunization policy making

organizations, including but not limited to, the advisory committee on

immunization practices under the centers for disease control and

prevention, the national institute of health and the national institute

of allergy and infectious diseases;

4. Apply for grants, accept gifts from private and public sources for

purposes set forth herein; and

5. Report every three years, commencing January first, two thousand

eighteen, to the commissioner, the temporary president of the senate,

the speaker of the assembly, the chair of the senate standing committee

on health, and the chair of the assembly health committee.