The Product Development for Vaccines Advisory Committee (PDVAC) provides external advice to WHO related to priority infectious disease pathogens, associated vaccine and monoclonal antibody product development approaches and related manufacturing and delivery technologies. Its remit includes the prioritisation of target pathogens for vaccine and/or monoclonal antibody development and technology platforms, in addition to oversight of the development of preferred product characteristics (PPCs), technical/R&D roadmaps, full vaccine value assessments and consultations on product development pathways.
This was the first in-person meeting for PDVAC since 2019 with participants also able to join online.