National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)

Public education programs co-founders of the National Vaccine Information Center (nvic) launched the Vaccine safety and informed consent movement in the u.s. In 1982. Since then, nvic's mission has been to prevent Vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and to protect the ethical principle of informed consent to medical risk taking. Nvic works to secure Vaccine safety and informed consent protections in us. Public health policies and laws, including flexible medical, conscientious and religious belief Vaccine exemptions. Websites "nvic.org - the Information that nvic staff researches, analyzes and publishes is publicly accessible via online searches for Vaccine topics posted on nvic's flagship website, nvic.org. The website was created in 1995 and is the oldest and largest non-governmental, consumer-operated website on the internet disseminating Information about vaccination and infectious diseases with a focus on preventing Vaccine injuries and deaths. This extensive library of well researched and referenced Information on Vaccine history, science, policy, law and ethics is a unique public Information resource compiled on more than 2,000 web pages. And educational videos are also part of the nvic.org library of educational Information. During fy2023, nvic continued to refine and add features to the nvic.org website, which was migrated to an updated platform in fy2022 and added improved security. Nvic.org houses nvic's 40 years of referenced commentaries, special reports, articles, statements and public comments, podcasts, legislative testimony and videos. Work continues to improve the user experience through optimally organizing and making content more easily accessible by visitors. A special report on the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic, which includes referenced articles and videos produced between 2020 and 2023 that provides a contemporary description and analysis of scientific, public health policy, media and legal issues related the sars-cov-2 virus and covid vaccines, was expanded. New Information on other vaccines and diseases was posted, along with updated Information on daycare and school Vaccine requirements and exemptions for all states. Referenced video commentaries and articles were also added to the nvic.org compendium of educational Information available to the public. There were about 545,000 page views on nvic.org during this reporting period. "nvicadvocacy.org - the web-based nvic advocacy portal and website was created and launched in 2010 and contains comprehensive Information on and analysis of vaccine-related legislation introduced in u.s. state legislatures that is accessible to the public for free and emailed to registered portal users. Additional improvements were made to the advocacy portal website following a major update/upgrade of the website in 2022 to improve functionality, security and user experience. During the 2023 legislative session, the nvic advocacy staff analyzed, tracked and issued position statements on over 700 Vaccine related bills introduced in all 50 states and Washington, d.c. There were over 166,000 page views of the nvic advocacy portal during this reporting period. "thevaccinereaction.org - this website is a weekly journal newspaper established in digital form in 2015 to promote "an enlightened conversation about vaccination, health and autonomy- and is emailed for free to subscribers. Originally a print publication launched by nvic in 1995, the digital version of the Vaccine reaction is dedicated to promoting an enlightened conversation about vaccination, health, and autonomy and focuses on topics related to vaccines and diseases, health, ethics, medicine, law, media and business and maintains a publicly searchable article archive. During fy2023, over 200 referenced articles in 52 editions were published and the website hosted 391,450 visitors. "medalerts.org - medalerts.org is a web-based program established in 2003 that has been sponsored by nvic since 2006 to provide the public with a user-friendly way to search the federal Vaccine adverse events reporting system (vaers) database. Visitors can search for detailed Information on Vaccine adverse event reports made to the government by doctors, Vaccine recipients and parents or guardians of minor children, who received vaccines and experienced a deterioration in health. Nvic co-founders were responsible for securing the inclusion of vaers as a Vaccine safety provision in the 1986 National childhood Vaccine injury act, which requires Vaccine providers to report hospitalizations, injuries and deaths following vaccination to vaers. Medalerts hosted over six million visitors during this reporting period. Events during the 13th annual Vaccine awareness week (vaw) co-sponsored with mercola.com and held nov. 13 - 19, 2022, nvic published a referenced video commentary by nvic co-founder and president, barbara loe fisher, entitled weaponizing covid to promote collectivism, as well as published the 2022 annual report on u.s. state legislation by nvic's advocacy portal staff. The 2022 annual state legislation report was accompanied by a video providing an overview of Vaccine related legislative activity for the 2022 legislative session. On march 23, 2023, nvic dedicated a truth and freedom monument in cape coral, Florida, marking nvic's 40th anniversary of preventing Vaccine injuries and deaths through public education and working to secure informed consent protections in Vaccine policies and laws. The bronze and marble monument celebrates civil liberties and the informed consent principle and honors those who have been injured or died after vaccination. Print and digital publications Vaccine Information brochures were revised and posted for downloading from nvic.org, as well as published in print form for mailing and distribution at conferences and special events. Nvic newsletter and the Vaccine reaction journal newspaper together, the digital nvic newsletter and the Vaccine reaction journal newspaper published by nvic distributed 65 editions containing links to over 200 referenced articles and commentaries published on nvic.org and on thevaccinereaction.org website during fy2023. Social media censorship of nvic by the major social media platforms facebook, youtube, instagram, and twitter resulted in the deletion of nvic accounts between march and september 2021 followed by a sudden, unexplained action taken by paypal in december 2021 to block donations made to nvic through network for good. Although nvic quickly pivoted to a donation platform and alternative social media platforms that value protection of freedom of thought, speech, and conscience and other civil liberties, the effects of censorship continued in fy2023 to impact the ability of the public to access nvic's Information. These new accounts are growing in followers. "rumble - in late fy2021, nvic's educational video library of over 300 videos began migration to the rumble video platform and that migration continued in fy2023. Videos transferred to nvic's new rumble channel appear to be attracting a higher viewership more quickly than nvic's previous youtube channel, with lifetime views of nvic videos on rumble already totaling nearly three million views. "mewe, gab, telegram, minds, x (formerly twitter) - in february 2023, nvic's account was restored to twitter (now "x") and has acquired 21,000 followers. Established in 2019 as an alternative to facebook, there was a seven percent increase in nvic's mewe followers from the previous year. Gab, telegram, and "x" are the most active platforms for nvic follower engagement. Nvic reaches tens of thousands of people on the new social media platforms, but this online reach is far less than the hundreds of thousands of people nvic was in contact with before the censorship campaign limiting free speech on the internet began in 2020 to silence discussions about Vaccine policy and law that do not conform with narratives approved by the government and world health organization. The censorship campaign led to the elimination of nvic's facebook, instagram, twitter, and you tube accounts in 2021, which restricted public access to nvic's online Information. "podcasts - nvic's podcasts are hosted on sound cloud and itunes, distributed on mainstream podcast platforms, and available on a variety of streaming platforms. Four commentaries were added to nvic's library of 54 podcasts with lifetime plays of over 72,000 across 158 stations. During fye2023, the playing of nvic podcasts played by third party apps increased by two percent. Print and broadcast media nvic is an Information resource for journalists seeking an informed consumer perspective on Vaccine history, science, policy, law & ethics. During fye 2023, nvic's president participated in 19 media print or broadcast interviews or provided comments to the media on vaccine-related topics. Links are posted on nvic.org. Public speeches and workshops nvic's staff gave speeches and p

Counseling and community support service since 1982, staff has provided Information about vaccination and infectious diseases to members of the public contacting nvic, as well as operated a Vaccine reaction registry and provided free one-on-one counseling and informational support for those reporting Vaccine reactions, injuries and deaths upon request. This year, many of the inquiries to nvic were made by phone, email or letter and were asking for Information about how to: identify a Vaccine reaction; report a Vaccine reaction to the federal government; file for federal Vaccine injury compensation; find Information about state Vaccine laws; ask doctors questions when making a Vaccine decision. ; and learn more about options to counter coercion and respond to sanctions for attempting to exercise voluntary, informed consent to vaccination. During fye 2023, nvic's counseling program responded to over 1,700 calls and over 1,000 email requests for Information on vaccines and diseases and from people reporting Vaccine reactions or in need of one-on-one support regarding application of coercion or punitive sanctions in a doctor's office, place of employment or other venue for declining use one or more government recommended vaccines.

Vaccine choice advocacy program state activities the web-based nvic advocacy portal and website created in 2010 maintains accurate, real time Information on proposed state and federal Vaccine legislation; provides analysis, talking points and recommendations; and connects registered users electronically with their own legislators to help them actively participate in the law making process, a right guaranteed under the u.s. constitution. Proposed vaccine-related state and federal bills are designated by nvic as "bills to watch" on the portal if the bills align with nvic's mission or of they pose a threat to informed, voluntary Vaccine decision making. Active monitoring of proposed vaccine-related bills ensures the publishing of accurate bill Information and action alerts. Over the past 14 years, nvic has analyzed, tracked, and issued positions on over 3,000 vaccine-related bills. For this reporting period, nvic supported 446 vaccine-related bills and opposed 158 bills. 2023 marks the third consecutive year that nvic supported more vaccine-related bills than were opposed. No state legislature passed bills in fye2023 with covid-19 mandates or mandates for any other Vaccine or eliminated Vaccine exemptions. The d.c. council rescinded its covid-19 Vaccine mandate for all public, private, and parochial school students. No state legislature passed a minor consent bill that allows doctors to persuade minor children as young as 11 years old to get vaccinated without the knowledge or consent of their parents. All covid-19 related bills that were introduced and passed in state legislatures contained provisions to protect liberty and informed consent rights. Consumer advocacy and representation federal Vaccine advisory committees since 1988, nvic has provided consumer representatives to serve on federal Vaccine advisory committees and federal and state public engagement projects, and nvic staff monitors and provides public comment and reports on Vaccine development, regulation, policymaking and promotion activities of the department of health and human services. This includes monitoring and reporting on the actions taken by the fda vaccines & related biological products advisory committee (vrbpac); cdc advisory committee on immunization practices (acip); National Vaccine advisory committee (nvac); and advisory commission on childhood vaccines (accv). "advisory commission on childhood vaccines (accv) - this federal advisory committee was created by congress in the National childhood Vaccine injury act of 1986 to provide oversight on the operation of the federal Vaccine injury compensation program (vicp). During fye 2023, nvic staff monitored and reported on the meetings of the accv and provided oral public comments at the september 2022 and march 2023 accv meetings, which are available on nvic.org. "centers for disease control advisory committee on immunization practices (acip) - this federal Vaccine advisory committee makes universal use Vaccine recommendations for children and adults in the u.s. during fye 2023, nvic staff and volunteers monitored and reported on acip meetings and a public comment was submitted to the committee related to the addition of mrna vaccines to the federally recommended childhood Vaccine schedule. "National Vaccine advisory committee (nvac) - this committee was created by congress in the National childhood Vaccine injury act of 1986 to provide oversight on the us vaccination program and is under the administration of the office of the assistant secretary of health, department of health and human services. During fye 2023, nvic staff and volunteers monitored and reported on nvac activities. Vaccines & related biological products advisory committee (vrbpac) the vrbpac is a federal advisory committee that makes recommendations to the u.s. food and drug administration (fda) on the licensure or emergency use authorization of vaccines based on review and evaluation of Vaccine safety and efficacy data by vrbpac members. During fye 2023, nvic staff and volunteers monitored and reported on vrbpac meetings, and a public comment was submitted relating to the use of a new Vaccine for the prevention of rsv in infants from birth through six months of age by vaccinating pregnant women. Nvic statement for consumer financial protection bureau in addition, on dec. 5, 2022, a referenced public comment was submitted to the federal consumer protection bureau stating concern over paypal's discriminatory business practice of suddenly and without explanation refusing to process donations to nvic on dec. 21, 2021.

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