Global Vaccine Research Forum 2009 and parallel satellite workshops

Bamako Mali 6-9 December

Overview and Key Presentations

Presentations at a glance Overview and Key Presentations Session 1: Seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines research and development Session 2: Measles and rubella Session 3: Malaria vaccines Session 4: Update on vaccines against GAVI priority diseases Session 5: Pharmaco-vigilance in LMICs Session 6: Report from Satellite Workshops Session 7: Report Project Optimize-immunization systems and technologies for tomorrow Workshop on Correlates of Protection: relevant to the African context Workshop on herd effects on vaccine effectiveness Workshop on new technologies

The 2009 meeting reviewed and discussed key issues in vaccine research and development. Particular consideration and reviews was given to the the following issues:

• Seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines research and development
• Measles and rubella
• Malaria vaccines
• Update on vaccines against GAVI priority diseases
• Pharmaco-vigilance in LMICs
• Project Optimize - immunization systems and technologies for tomorrow

Three parallel satellite workshops were held prior to the conference on:

• Correlates of protection: relevant to the African context

and on

• New technologies - New vaccine platforms (plants, DNA, vectors, prime-boost, adjuvants): what are they and what do they bring?

and on

• Herd effects on vaccine effectiveness

Summaries of these workshops can be found below.

Key presentations

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