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WHO Information Meeting on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2024 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Season

29 September 2023 09:00 – 12:00 CET
Geneva, Switzerland

 

 

Meeting venue

Marriott Hotel Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Participants

 

Representatives and individuals from vaccine regulatory agencies, influenza vaccine manufacturers, members of the WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS), and other interested institutions.

Please be informed that Registration is required and free of charge. Please register for the meeting on INDICO at the link below, from 18 May to 15 September 2023 at https://indico.un.org/e/VCM_SH_2024_InformationMTG

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Provisional agenda

  • Opening and welcome
  • Selection of Chair
  • Summary of influenza activity in the world and virus characterization
  • Vaccine serology studies
  • WHO recommendation for the composition of influenza virus vaccines for use in the 2024 southern hemisphere influenza season
  • Availability of candidate vaccine viruses and reference reagents
  • Round-table discussion
  • Closure of the meeting

Summary of zoonotic influenza viruses and update of candidate vaccine viruses will be published on WHO website on 03 October 2023.