title: Global Vaccine Safety DataNet meeting.
abstract: An international meeting was held at the Merieux Foundation in Annecy, France, on 12-13 September 2007, to discuss the establishment of a Global Vaccine Safety DataNet. Invitations were extended to experts from developed and developing countries that currently, or will soon, collect computerized information on vaccine exposure and clinical outcomes, as well as representatives of public health agencies and pharmaceutical companies. The goals of the meeting included assessing current capabilities and interest in establishing a global vaccine safety data network, exploring the infrastructure and funding required to bring such a project to fruition and discussing the best approach to implementation.
authors.affiliation: Center for Global Child Health at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, USA. stevblack@gmail.com
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014612:Vaccines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014612:Vaccines