Report of the Meeting of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 15–16 May 2023

Report of the Meeting of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 15–16 May 2023.

The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) was established in 1999 as an independent expert advisory body to WHO on policies and issues related to the safety of vaccines. The 46th GACVS meeting held virtually from 15–16 May 2023, brought together global experts to address a range of issues in vaccine safety, including ‘Safety updates on malaria vaccines’ (RTS,S/AS01 and R21/MartixM). A summary of the presentations and recommendations are provided below. The next GACVS meeting will be organized as a joint meeting with the Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products (ACSoMP) in Geneva, from 13 to 15 November 2023.