Tuesday, 17 June 2025 | 16:30 - 18:00
2.5 Scientific symposia: Vaccinology: What could the non-specific effects of vaccines mean for vaccination programmes in Africa?
Location:MH 2Track:Scientific symposia
Chair: Christine Stabel Benn
Presentations:
The epidemiology of the non-specific effects of vaccines and their possible immunological basis
Peter Aaby, Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau
Potential policy implications of non-specific effects of vaccines
Isaquel Silva, National Institute of Public Health, Guinea Bissau
Panel discussion: Potential barriers to their use versus the potential for improving child health through wiser use of existing vaccines
· Elsi Ca, Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau
· Martin Meremikwu, University of Calabar, Nigeria