Advanced vaccinology education: Landscaping its growth and global footprint.

ABSTRACT: In preparation for the first Global Vaccinology Training workshop in 2018, a survey of 27 advanced vaccinology courses was conducted to provide a landscape of the vaccinology education around the world. Advanced vaccinology courses have expanded dramatically over the last 20 years, with courses located in almost all regions, but with underrepresentation amongst the Eastern part of the European region, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific regions. Most courses are of short duration (<2 weeks), have a global or regional reach, and attract a diverse range of participants from high, middle and low-income countries with representation from public health, academia, industry and less often regulators. Lack of sustainable funding and time commitments of faculty and coordinators is a c

SUBMITTER: Asturias EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7294226 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature