Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 3-4 December 2014

Overview

The Global  Advisory Committee on  Vaccine Safety (GACVS),  an international  expert  clinical  and  scientific  advisory body,  was established by  WHO to provide independent,  scientifically  rigorous  advice on  vaccine  safety  issues  of  potential  global importance.  GACVS  held  its  31st  meeting in Geneva,  Switzerland,  on 3–4 December 2014.  The  Committee  reviewed  issues concerning  monitoring  of  the  safety  of novel  vaccines  against  dengue,  malaria and  Ebola  virus.  It  also  reviewed  methodological  issues  related  to  the  performance  of  vaccine  safety  surveillance  systems,  the assessment of  website content for  inclusion  in  the  Vaccine  Safety  Net,  and enhancing  the  standardization  of  vaccine safety  surveillance  for  vaccines  used  during  pregnancy.