About VAC4EU
Organisational Structure
Management of VAC4EU is ensured by the following bodies: The General Assembly, the Executive Board and the secretary General and Office. VAC4EU may also create advisory committees: Scientific committees (study specific and open community), Financial Audit and Independent Strategic Advisory Boards and Working Groups within the -Objectives- of VAC4EU in various forms. They are established under the authority of the Executive Board.
Organisational Structure overview
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Members of the VAC4EU Association General Assembly can be research organisations (governmental and non-governmental or private), public health institutes, and data access providers under the condition of being qualified and able to provide either access to relevant data and/or relevant expertise to the post-marketing monitoring of vaccines (exposure, coverage, risks, benefits). Publicly listed organizations and drug/vaccine manufacturers cannot be an organizational member of VAC4EU. Applications for Membership shall be addressed in writing to VAC4EU Secretary-General. Membership is granted by the General Assembly upon the proposal of the Executive Board.
The VAC4EU Secretariat is responsible for the following activities
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Administer and promote VAC4EU
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Support the work and management of the VAC4EU entities
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Advocate about the importance of transparent and easy to use evidence on vaccine coverage, benefits and risks
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Identify and characterize data sources
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Maintain, update and provide access to the VAC4EU website, data sharing platform, tools and templates
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Research & business development activities
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Operate as first contact point and matchmaking for study requests
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Organize meetings
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Develop and administer training
The VAC4EU study network is responsible for the following activities
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Maintain a repository of members and capacity
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Provide information on data sources (meta-data and database characterization)
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Conduct vaccine coverage, benefit, risk and benefit/risk studies and monitoring according to VAC4EU endorsed best practice and procedures
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Provide the community with practical methodological questions
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Propose, evaluate and implement procedures for generating timely and robust evidence on vaccine coverage, benefits and risks