Activity

Activity Description

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation declared the 2010s the "Decade of Vaccines." Already, vaccines and mass immunizations have been instrumental in reducing childhood mortality and combating infectious diseases across the globe, and there is potential for greater progress with vaccine research and development. In response to a request from Department of Health and Human Services’s National Vaccine Program Office, the IOM has begun a new study to help prioritize new preventive vaccines of domestic and global importance.

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Project Scope:

An ad hoc committee of the Institute of Medicine will develop an evidence-based approach and methodology for identifying and prioritizing the needs for developing new preventive vaccines of domestic and global importance. In doing so, the committee will:

Task 1: Review domestic and global research and development prioritization activities relevant to identifying new preventive vaccine targets.
Task 2: Develop an analytical framework and model for prioritizing vaccines of domestic and global importance. Engage stakeholders to inform the process of the model development and implementation.
Task 3: Test and validate the model using two to three predetermined vaccines, including at least one vaccine candidate of domestic importance and one of global importance.
Task 4: Prepare a report containing the analytical framework and model for evaluating and prioritizing vaccine targets along with recommendations as to how to use the model for reviewing the catalog of preventive vaccines every two to three years.

This study is funded by the National Vaccine Program Office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.