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Several live-attenuated viral vaccine candidates are among the COVID-19 vaccines in development. The Brighton Collaboration Viral Vector Vaccines Safety Working Group (V3SWG) has prepared a standardized template to describe the key considerations for the benefit-risk assessment of live-attenuated viral vaccines. This will help key stakeholders assess potential safety issues and understand the benefit-risk of such vaccines. The standardized and structured assessment provided by the template would also help to contribute to improved communication and support public acceptance of licensed live-attenuated viral vaccines.
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Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/standards , Vaccines, Attenuated/adverse effects , Viral Vaccines/adverse effects , COVID-19 Vaccines/adverse effects , COVID-19 Vaccines/pharmacology , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/methods , Humans , Risk Assessment , Societies, Scientific , Vaccines, Attenuated/pharmacology , Viral Vaccines/pharmacologyABSTRACT
Many of the vaccines under development for COVID-19 involve the use of viral vectors. The Brighton Collaboration Benefit-Risk Assessment of Vaccines by Technology (BRAVATO, formerly the Viral Vector Vaccine Safety Working Group, V3SWG) working group has prepared a standardized template to describe the key considerations for the benefit-risk assessment of viral vector vaccines. This will facilitate key stakeholders to anticipate potential safety issues and interpret or assess safety data. This would also help improve communication and public acceptance of licensed viral vector vaccines.
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Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/standards , Vaccines, Attenuated/adverse effects , Viral Vaccines/adverse effects , Animals , Genetic Vectors , Humans , Internet , Risk AssessmentABSTRACT
Inactivated viral vaccines have long been used in humans for diseases of global health threat and are now among the vaccines for COVID-19 under development. The Brighton Collaboration Viral Vector Vaccines Safety Working Group (V3SWG) has prepared a standardized template to describe the key considerations for the benefit-risk assessment of inactivated viral vaccines. This will help key stakeholders to assess potential safety issues and understand the benefit-risk of the vaccine platform. The standardized and structured assessment provided by the template would also help to contribute to improved communication and support public acceptance of licensed inactivated viral vaccines.
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Drug Approval/legislation & jurisprudence , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Risk Assessment , Viral Vaccines/standards , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , Betacoronavirus/immunology , Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity , COVID-19 , COVID-19 Vaccines , Civil Defense , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/immunology , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Government Regulation , Humans , Immunogenicity, Vaccine , International Cooperation , Patient Safety , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/immunology , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Vaccines, Inactivated , Viral Vaccines/administration & dosage , Viral Vaccines/biosynthesisABSTRACT
Several protein vaccine candidates are among the COVID-19 vaccines in development. The Brighton Collaboration Viral Vector Vaccines Safety Working Group (V3SWG) has prepared a standardized template to describe the key considerations for the benefit-risk assessment of protein vaccines. This will help key stakeholders to assess potential safety issues and understand the benefit-risk of such a vaccine platform. The structured and standardized assessment provided by the template would also help contribute to improved public acceptance and communication of licensed protein vaccines.
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Viral Vaccines/adverse effects , Viral Vaccines/immunology , Antigens, Viral/administration & dosage , Antigens, Viral/adverse effects , Antigens, Viral/immunology , COVID-19 Vaccines , Coronavirus Infections/immunology , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Humans , Patient Safety , Risk Assessment , Vaccines, Synthetic/administration & dosage , Vaccines, Synthetic/adverse effects , Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology , Viral Proteins/administration & dosage , Viral Proteins/adverse effects , Viral Proteins/immunology , Viral Vaccines/administration & dosageABSTRACT
Nucleic acid (DNA and RNA) vaccines are among the most advanced vaccines for COVID-19 under development. The Brighton Collaboration Viral Vector Vaccines Safety Working Group (V3SWG) has prepared a standardized template to describe the key considerations for the benefit-risk assessment of nucleic acid vaccines. This will facilitate the assessment by key stakeholders of potential safety issues and understanding of overall benefit-risk. The structured assessment provided by the template can also help improve communication and public acceptance of licensed nucleic acid vaccines.