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WHO Information Meeting on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2025-2026 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season

28 February 2025 09:00 – 12:00 GMT

Meeting venue

The Francis Crick Institute

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, by 17 February 2025 at

https://indico.un.org/e/VCM_NH_2025_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 2025-2026 northern 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 before 5 March 2025.