VaccO: Vaccine Ontology Tool
VaccO is a specialised ontology tool designed to harmonise and standardise vaccine-related data across diverse sources and studies. Developed as part of the IMI ADVANCE project, VaccO enables consistent representation of vaccine products, components, and administration details. This structured approach supports robust data integration, analysis, and interoperability within vaccine research networks.
By providing a common vocabulary and framework, VaccO facilitates the pooling and comparison of vaccine data from different countries and healthcare systems. This is essential for large-scale vaccine monitoring, safety studies, and public health decision-making.
The creation of VaccO was a key achievement of IMI ADVANCE. As VAC4EU is the sustainability solution of ADVANCE, the network ensures ongoing access, maintenance, and further development of the tool.