Welcome to ADVAC

ADVAC is a two-week training programme for decision-makers, including academia, industry, governmental and non-governmental agencies. The Course aims to facilitate critical decision-making in vaccinology by providing participants with a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of vaccinology (immunology, vaccine development, clinical trials, regulatory processes, vaccine-specific issues including new vaccines, vaccination strategies and policies, programme implementation, humanitarian emergencies, social, economic, political and ethical issues, financing, and communications…).

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ADVAC - Advanced Course of Vaccinology

The 24th ADVAC will take place at Les Pensières, Annecy, France
from 6 to 17 May 2024

The website is now closed for applications for ADVAC 2023. 
It will reopen on 3 July 2023 for registration of applications for ADVAC 2024.

ALUMNI Meetings

  • WEBINAR

    Discussion topic:
    Post-COVID era: facilitating access and acceptance to immunization in Europe

    Presenters:
    Current situation in Europe for access and acceptance, Siddhartha Sankar Datta, Regional Adviser, Vaccine-preventable Diseases and Immunization, WHO Regional Office for Europe.
    Establishing a dialogue with the vaccine-hesitant patients, the example of the JITSUVAX project, Angelo Fasce, Philosopher of science and postdoctoral researcher, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, Portugal.

     

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  • WEBINAR

    Discussion topic:
    Evidence-informed decision-making in Real Settings: How to make sure politicians and decision-makers listen to the advice of immunization experts?

    Presenters:
    The example of the COVID immunization policy in France, Brigitte Autran, Chair of the French Surveillance and Response Advisory Committee (Comité de veille et d’anticipation des risques sanitaires, COVARS).
    The example of the COVID immunization policy in Finland, Hanna Nohynek, Chair WHO SAGE, Secretary of the Finnish NITAG and Department of Health Security in the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Finland.

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    Discussion topic:
    Overcoming the challenges to measles and rubella elimination in south-east asia

    Presenters:
    Prof T. Jacob John, and Dr. Firdausi Qadri

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  • WEBINAR

    Discussion topic:
    One health: does it work? The example of Monkeypox

    Presenters:
    Update on the animal monkeypox: Yoshi Nakazawa
    Update on the human monkeypox: Brett W. Petersen
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  • WEBINAR

    Discussion topic:
    Industry and vaccine development – dispelling some myths

    Presenters:
    Penny Heaton, J&J and Brad Gessner, Pfizer


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    Discussion topic:
    The power and limitations of immunobridging studies:
    the example of COVID-19 vaccines

    Presenters:
    Peter Dull, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
    Marco Cavaleri, Head of Office Biological Health Threats and Vaccine Strategy, European Medicines Agency.

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E-Portal

ADVAC has partnered with other training institutions to compile a listing of existing vaccinology courses available globally.

Click below to access the International Collaboration on Advanced Vaccinology Training (ICAVT).

E-PORTAL

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