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Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS)

The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety was established in 1999 to respond promptly, efficiently, and with scientific rigour to vaccine safety issues of potential global importance.

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The Committee held its twentieth meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on 17-18 June 2009. The Committee reviewed the safety profile of a malaria vaccine entering phase III clinical development, updated the safety profiles of rotavirus and human paillomavirus (HPV) vaccines, discussed preparedness for novel influenza virus vaccines and completed a review of the safety of measles vaccines in persons infected with HIV.

:: Full report of meeting of Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 17-18 June 2009 [pdf 254kb]

Site last updated : 2 September 2009


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Report of Committee meeting [pdf 254kb]


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