Report of the joint meeting of ACSoMP and GACVS June 2026

Overview

The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) was established in 1999, and the Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products (ACSoMP) was established in 2003, to provide independent, authoritative scientific advice to WHO on issues of vaccine and medicine safety of global or regional concern. The 4-day hybrid meeting of ACSoMP and GACVS, held on 23-26 June 2026, included topics specific to vaccine safety, pharmacovigilance issues common to both vaccines and medicines and topics specific to medicines safety. A summary of the discussions and recommendations related to vaccine safety and sessions of common interest for pharmacovigilance of both medicines and vaccines are provided here.