2000 Simpsonwood CDC conference
2000 Simpsonwood CDC Conference
The 2000 Simpsonwood CDC Conference (pronunciation: 2000 Simp-son-wood CDC Con-fer-ence) was a significant event in the history of public health and vaccinology. The conference was convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States.
Etymology
The conference is named after its location, the Simpsonwood Retreat Center in Norcross, Georgia, and the year it was held, 2000. The CDC is an abbreviation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national public health agency of the United States.
Overview
The 2000 Simpsonwood CDC Conference was a closed-door meeting involving 51 scientists, pediatricians, and public health officials. The primary focus of the conference was to discuss a study that suggested a potential link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used in vaccines, and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
Related Terms
- Thimerosal: A mercury-based compound used as a preservative in some vaccines.
- Neurodevelopmental disorders: A group of conditions with onset in the developmental period, often characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The national public health agency of the United States, which conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities in the United States, with the goal of improving overall public health.
- Vaccinology: The science of vaccines, including their development and use.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on 2000 Simpsonwood CDC conference
- Wikipedia's article - 2000 Simpsonwood CDC conference
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