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This final report responds to congressional concerns about allegations regarding conflicts-of-interest that could affect the credibility of a study of adverse consequences of pertussis and rubella vaccines. Our review identified conflicts-of-interest for two committee members. One individual was employed by a gateway.html fund that was fully supported by a DPT manufacturer. Another resigned after the Institute of Medicine Study learned that the person had made public statements in a legal deposition on the effects of DPT vaccines. We also found that NIH failed to assure the impartiality and objectivity of work performed under this advisory and assistance contract.
Notice
This report may be subject to section 5274 of the National Defense Authorization Act Fiscal Year 2023, 117 Pub. L. 263.