<p> TOWN COUNCIL ON VACCINATIONS</p><p>Vaccinations - Do the Benefits outweigh the Costs?</p><p>AGENDA </p><p>I. Overview goals and rules for town meeting</p><p>[Instructor – 5 min.]</p><p>II. Overview of Town Council protocols</p><p>III. Presentation of Group Perspectives – [Each group has 4 min. plus 2 min. for clarification </p><p> questions]</p><p> a. CDC Directors Centers for Disease Control Scientists b. American Academy of Pediatrics Physicians c. American Chiropractic Assn. Chiropractors d. American Assn. of Churches & Temples Board of Directors</p><p>IV. Forum - Part A [Spokesperson A From each group has 2 minute presentation, followed by 10 </p><p> min. open floor]</p><p> a. Summary response to Question set A (see below)</p><p> b. open discussion regarding question set A</p><p>V. Forum – Part B [Spokesperson B From each group has 2 minute presentation, followed by10 </p><p> min. open floor]</p><p> a. Summary response to question set B (see below)</p><p> b. open discussion regarding question set B</p><p> c. each spokesperson has right of 2 rebuttal/rejoinders </p><p>VI. Formation of Resolution on Vaccinations – Individual and Public Health [Spokesperson C </p><p> from each group]</p><p>[5 minutes small-group discussion, 5 minutes writing of resolution by all groups]</p><p> a. What is the balance between benefits & risks to individuals and society? b. Formation of Resolution on Vaccinations</p><p>Question Set A</p><p>1. What are the benefits and risks of vaccination to individual health?</p><p>2. What are the benefits and risks of vaccinations to public health?</p><p>3. What evidence exists between vaccinations and specific risks, including autism spectrum disorders?</p><p>Question Set B</p><p>4 From your perspective, what factors should be taken into account when determining what should be mandated in a democratic society?</p><p>5. What responsibilities, if any, do individuals in a society have to the society as a whole?</p><p>6. Should scientific or technological work in a pluralistic society like the U.S. be guided by ethical or moral principles?</p>