VIRTUAL GLOBAL FORUM ON TB VACCINES

20-22 April 2021

Advancing TB vaccines in the time of COVID-19

The Global Forum on TB Vaccines brings together stakeholders from across the spectrum of TB vaccine research and development to share data, concepts, and new approaches to tuberculosis vaccine R&D, as well as promote a global dialogue on the path forward for this critical research.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a Virtual Global Forum on TB Vaccines was convened from 20 - 22 April 2021. It provided provide an overview of the state of the field and recent progress in TB vaccine R&D against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic; and convened more than 365 researchers, developers, funders and other stakeholders from 36 countries remotely to discuss opportunities and challenges for TB vaccine R&D in these unprecedented times.

The 6th Global Forum on TB Vaccines will be convened in Toulouse, France from 22 - 24 February 2022.

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The main goals of the Global Forum are to:

Progress

Review progress and share the latest research and data

Promote-vaccine

Identify and promote innovative and transformative approaches to TB vaccine R&D

Encourage-partnerships

Encourage partnerships and collaboration to accelerate TB vaccine R&D

Increase-recognition

Increase global recognition of the critical role vaccines will play in efforts to end TB

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Funding for this conference was made possible [in part] by 1 R13 AI 157206 - 01 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.