Meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, 7 July 2009: extraordinary meeting on the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic

Overview

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) held an extraordinary meeting on 7 July 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss issues related to, and make recommendations on, vaccines for the infl uenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic.

The objectives of the meeting were to review:

(i) current epidemiological and clinical evidence on infl uenza A (H1N1);

(ii) the current status of seasonal vaccine production and potential A (H1N1) vaccine production capacity; and

(iii) potential A (H1N1) vaccine options and discuss prioritization of population groups for immunization with A (H1N1) vaccines.