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|OrganizationName=National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
|OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies
|Mission=To prevent disease, disability, and death through immunization and by controlling respiratory and related diseases. NCIRD focuses on protecting people from vaccine-preventable diseases, including influenza, measles, and pneumonia, through research, policy, and programs.
|ParentOrganization=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services
|CreationLegislation=None specified; part of CDC's organizational structure
|Budget=Part of the CDC's budget; specific allocations vary by year but significant for immunization efforts
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Immunization policy; disease surveillance; prevention programs; outbreak response;
|HeadquartersLocation=33.80364, -84.33372
|HeadquartersAddress=1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329
|Website=https://www.cdc.gov/ncird
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| agency_name     = National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
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| formed          = {{start date and age|1993}}<ref name= established/>
| preceding1      = National Immunization Program (1993–2006)
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| jurisdiction    = [[Federal government of the United States]]
| headquarters    = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.]]<!--CDC headquarters have been in the Atlanta city limits since January 1, 2018: http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/ -->
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| chief1_name     = [[Demetre Daskalakis]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NCIRD Leadership |url=https://www.cdc.gov/about/leadership/leaders/ncird.html |website=www.cdc.gov |date=13 December 2023 |access-date=13 February 2024}}</ref>
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| parent_agency   = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]
| website         = {{official URL|https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/}}
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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|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]], located in [[Atlanta, Georgia]],<!--CDC headquarters have been in the Atlanta city limits since January 1, 2018: http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/ --> and housed in the CDC's Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases (CCID).  The National Center for Immunization provides consultation, training, statistical, promotional, educational, [[epidemiology|epidemiological]], and technical services to assist state and local health departments across the US in planning, developing, contracting and implementing immunization programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/index.html|title=NCIRD {{!}} Home {{!}} Immunization and Respiratory Diseases {{!}} CDC|date=2018-02-06|website=www.cdc.gov|language=en-us|access-date=2018-07-06|archive-date=2018-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626043646/https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>