Influenza vaccine response during the start of a pandemic: report of the second WHO informal consultation held in Geneva, Switzerland, 21 - 22 July 2016

Overview

A second Informal Consultation was held by WHO in June 2016. The main goal of the 2016 consultation was to work to bridge these gaps by better understanding the complexities of the early stages of pandemic vaccine development; elaborating the principles that could guide the decision to switch; obtaining a better understanding of the evidence or data needed to support the decision-making process; and prioritizing the technical actions needed to overcome any bottlenecks in pandemic vaccine production.