Objectives
The candidate vaccine prioritization working group will be set up with the aim of establishing an independent process to advise WHO on the selection of candidate vaccine(s) against COVID-19 that should be evaluated first.
The working group is established with a program of work to:
- Review the data and information on all candidate vaccines under development against COVID-19 using the a priori defined attributes and criteria;
- Provide an individual score for each candidate vaccine and a recommendation on the pertinence of prioritizing one or more given candidates for support and further evaluation;
- Provide continuous review (monthly) of the emerging information and evidence on all candidate vaccines;
WHO will consider the recommendations of this Working Group and consult with other pertinent advisory bodies to inform their opinion.
Expertise required
The Working Group will be composed by 10- 15 experts. Independent expertise in the following areas is sought:
- Coronavirus vaccines and/or COVID-19 vaccines
- Animal models and assays for vaccine evaluation
- Clinical evaluation of vaccines
- Regulatory expertise in vaccine evaluation
- Vaccine manufacturing and GMP issues
- Epidemiology/public health expertise, with particular experience on vaccine evaluation in large randomised clinical trials.
- Ethics of vaccination and vaccine programmes.
- Expertise in Immunization programmes and service delivery
- Social anthropology and vaccine risk communication
- Vaccine safety evaluation and monitoring
Timeline for submission of nominations
Proposals for nominations should be sent by email to the email: covid19@who.int with a Curriculum Vitae, indicating area of expertise, years of experience and current involvement, if any, in COVID vaccines development and evaluation.
All nominations submitted will be considered by an independent panel. Only complete nominations received by Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 23:59 CET will be considered.