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Thursday, 28 September 2023
Virtual Press Conference
WHO Recommendation on the
Influenza Virus Vaccine Composition for
Southern Hemisphere 2024
WHAT:
From 25-28 September 2023, WHO organized a four-day consultation [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/09/25/default-calendar/who-consultation-on-the-composition-of-influenza-virus-vaccines-for-use-in-the-2024-southern-hemisphere-influenza-season] with an advisory group of experts, to generate the recommendations on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines for Use in the 2024 Southern Hemisphere Influenza Season. These recommendations are used by the national vaccine regulatory agencies and the pharmaceutical companies to develop, produce and license influenza vaccines.
On Friday, 29 September 2023, WHO will then hold a virtual Information Meeting [https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2023/09/29/default-calendar/who-information-meeting-on-the-composition-of-influenza-virus-vaccines-for-use-in-the-2024-southern-hemisphere-influenza-season] on the recommendations for 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.
A Global Virtual Press Conference will be held after the Information Meeting to discuss the recommendation.
WHEN:
Virtual Press Conference
Friday, 29 September 2023
13:30-14:30 / 1:30pm-2:30pm CET (Geneva time)
Password: PB29v@cc!
Phone:
International numbers available: [https://who.zoom.us/u/ab8Vu3dlNI]
SPEAKERS:
Dr Sylvie BRIAND, Director, WHO Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and PreventionDr Wenqing ZHANG, Head, WHO Global Influenza Programme (GIP)Dr Kanta SUBBARAO, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Victoria Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), AustraliaDr David WENTWORTH, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for the Surveillance, Epidemiology and Control of Influenza, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USADr Richard WEBBY, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, USA
NOTES FOR JOURNALISTS:
Please ensure you enter your name and media outlet (use name/outlet). Kindly note, only questions from clearly identified media (one per journalist) are allowed. When you sign in you will be automatically put in the meeting room.
WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption. The event is also broadcast on WHO social media channels and you can follow it there.
To ask a question, please click “raise hand” and this will enter you into the queue for questions. (It can be found under the tab: participants.)
Please make sure you have a microphone connected or active on your computer. Do not ask questions via the chat as we cannot guarantee that we will incorporate them into the q&a session.
The VPC will be held in English, no translation will be provided.
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