Results of Literature Review and Survey of COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Assessment Activities

Overview

In 2021, there was an urgent need to support the COVAX Vaccine Safety Working Group (VSWG), the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), and the WHO-Pharmacovigilance team (WHO-PV) in collating the studies evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines globally to inform strategy and policy. A landscape assessment of COVID-19 vaccine safety surveillance activities, including a literature review and a survey, was conducted to inform on potential sources of evidence and to identify gaps.