National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
Agency overview
Formed1993; 31 years ago (1993)[1]
Preceding agency
  • National Immunization Program (1993–2006)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Agency executive
Parent agencyCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Websitewww.cdc.gov/ncird/ Edit this at Wikidata

The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), formerly known as the National Immunization Program until April 2006, is charged with responsibility for the planning, coordination, and conduct of immunization activities in the United States. NCIRD is a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, located in Atlanta, Georgia, and housed in the CDC's Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID). The National Center for Immunization provides consultation, training, statistical, promotional, educational, epidemiological, and technical services to assist state and local health departments across the US in planning, developing, contracting and implementing immunization programs.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference established was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "NCIRD Leadership". www.cdc.gov. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ "NCIRD | Home | Immunization and Respiratory Diseases | CDC". www.cdc.gov. 2018-02-06. Archived from the original on 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-06.