Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 11-12 June 2014
Weekly Epidemiological Record, 89 (29): 325 - 335
12 June 2014
| Journal article
Overview
The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS), an expert clinical and scientific advisory body, was established by WHO to provide independent, scientifically rigorous advice on vaccine safety issues ofpotential global importance. GACVS held its 30th meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on 11–12 June 2014.
The committee reviewed 4 specific issues: the safety profiles of 2 novel vaccines – a live attenuated rotavirus vaccineand a recombinant hepatitis E vaccine; a study of the safety of meningococcal A conjugate vaccine among pregnant women in Ghana; and issues related to the monitoring of the safety of future anti-malarial vaccines. During the meeting, the committee also reflected on the accomplishments and opportunities after 15 years since the establishment of GACVS.
Editors
World Health Organization.
Number of pages
11
Reference numbers
WHO Reference Number: WER8929
Copyright
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