Title XIX – Vaccines
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Title XIX – Vaccines is a section of the U.S. Public Health Service Act that establishes federal provisions related to vaccine regulation, safety, and public immunization programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Title XIX – Vaccines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1613274 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title XIX – Vaccines Context triple: [Public Health Service Act, containsTitle, Title XIX – Vaccines]
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A.
Vaccine Education Center
The Vaccine Education Center is a program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that provides evidence-based information to the public about vaccines, vaccine safety, and immunization practices.
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B.
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation is a medical and public health treatise by Thomas Beddoes advocating for and analyzing the benefits of smallpox vaccination.
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C.
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines are immunizations developed to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, significantly reducing the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.
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D.
Expanded Programme on Immunization
The Expanded Programme on Immunization is a global public health initiative that aims to ensure universal access to routine, life-saving vaccines, particularly for children in low- and middle-income countries.
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E.
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the production and distribution of veterinary biological products, such as vaccines and serums, to ensure their safety, purity, and effectiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Title XIX – Vaccines Target entity description: Title XIX – Vaccines is a section of the U.S. Public Health Service Act that establishes federal provisions related to vaccine regulation, safety, and public immunization programs.
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A.
Vaccine Education Center
The Vaccine Education Center is a program at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia that provides evidence-based information to the public about vaccines, vaccine safety, and immunization practices.
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B.
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation
Essays on the Public Merits of Vaccine Inoculation is a medical and public health treatise by Thomas Beddoes advocating for and analyzing the benefits of smallpox vaccination.
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C.
COVID-19 vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines are immunizations developed to protect against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, significantly reducing the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19.
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D.
Expanded Programme on Immunization
The Expanded Programme on Immunization is a global public health initiative that aims to ensure universal access to routine, life-saving vaccines, particularly for children in low- and middle-income countries.
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E.
Virus-Serum-Toxin Act
The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the production and distribution of veterinary biological products, such as vaccines and serums, to ensure their safety, purity, and effectiveness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | section of the U.S. Public Health Service Act ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal public health agencies
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vaccine distributors ⓘ vaccine manufacturers ⓘ |
| concerns |
federal vaccine policy
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public immunization programs ⓘ vaccine efficacy oversight ⓘ vaccine safety monitoring ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| enforcedBy |
Public Health Service
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United States Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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| goal |
to promote safe and effective use of vaccines
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to reduce vaccine-preventable diseases ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalDomain |
immunization policy
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public health law ⓘ vaccine regulation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal statute ⓘ |
| partOf | Public Health Service Act ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure vaccine safety
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to establish federal provisions related to vaccine regulation ⓘ to protect public health through immunization ⓘ to support public immunization programs ⓘ |
| regulates |
vaccine distribution practices
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vaccine licensing requirements ⓘ vaccine manufacturing practices ⓘ vaccine safety standards ⓘ vaccines ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
national immunization initiatives
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vaccine approval processes ⓘ vaccine safety surveillance systems ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Title XIX – Vaccines Description of subject: Title XIX – Vaccines is a section of the U.S. Public Health Service Act that establishes federal provisions related to vaccine regulation, safety, and public immunization programs.
Referenced by (1)
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