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SAVE THE DATE: Sudan Ebolavirus Candidate Vaccines - What additional research should be conducted to advance the evaluation of these vaccines? [1]

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Date: 2023-01-12

Date: January 12, 2023

Time: 14:00 to 18:30 CET

On 20 September 2022, Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan ebolavirus, after the confirmation of a case in Mubende district in the central part of the country. Responding to this outbreak, the WHO convened emergency meetings to prioritize candidate vaccines[1]. In coordination with Ugandan researchers, health authorities, and regulators, a ring vaccination protocol was developed and locally approved [2]. Currently, Makerere University is ready to conduct a trial if new cases are confirmed and doses of the three candidate vaccines are currently available.

We are organizing an expert consultation on January 12, 2023 (14:00-18:30 CET) to discuss What additional research should be conducted to advance the evaluation of these vaccines?

Any questions and design options considered should clearly contribute to advance vaccine evaluation and have a clear potential in support of public health policies. Some of the scientific questions include:

What research questions and study designs?

Can one or more of the vaccines be authorized using immunogenicity data and if yes what kind of data should be generated?

What other studies are needed to advance the evaluation and licensure of these vaccines?

What are the regulatory pathways for licensure for each candidate if clinical data cannot be generated?

Agenda and registration links to follow

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