Is ‘conflict of interest’ a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation

Elisabeth McClymont; Jason Brophy; Vinita Dubey; Jeff Kwong; Samantha Meyer; Natasha Crowcroft; Scott Halperin; Shannon MacDonald; Karen Simmons; Karina Top; Brian Ward; Manish Sadarangani

doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1879580

Is ‘conflict of interest’ a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation

Elisabeth McClymont, Jason Brophy, Vinita Dubey, Jeff Kwong, Samantha Meyer, Natasha Crowcroft, Scott Halperin, Shannon MacDonald, Karen Simmons, Karina Top, Brian Ward, Manish Sadarangani

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Abstract

Potential conflicts of interest in vaccine research can lead to negative consequences that undermine public trust and thereby put communities at risk. However, collaborations that may give rise to potential conflicts between interests can also greatly facilitate appropriate, scientifically robust, and timely vaccine development, implementation, and evaluation. At present, policies regarding the management of potential conflicts between interests are not ideal. To optimally manage interests in vaccine research, we recommend acknowledging all forms of interests and treating them all as relevant, developing appropriate collaborations, referring to all “conflicts of interest” simply as “interests” or “declarations,” and promoting transparency through developing consistent reporting mechanisms.

Original language	English
Article number	1879580
Journal	Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1879580
Publication status	Published - 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
EM receives salary support from the Canadian HIV Trials Network and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. EM has also received grant funding from Lundbeck Fonden and has been a co-investigator on grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the BC Women’s Foundation, and the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Funding Information:
NC discloses a professional interest in maximizing the health benefits of vaccines for which NC has received salary from government sources in the UK and Canada either directly or indirectly (via arm’s length agencies of government). NC has also won competitive research funding from CIHR, PHAC and other sources. The governments that fund the agencies for which NC has worked make decisions on whether and which vaccines will be funded for their populations. They may seek expert advice from individuals such as NC but may not follow that advice.

Funding Information:
SMacDonald is supported by a salary award from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program. She has received research operating grants from national and provincial government funding sources.

Funding Information:
KT has received grants from GSK outside the submitted work.

Funding Information:
MS is supported via salary awards from the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research. MS has been an investigator on projects funded by GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Pfizer, Sanofi-Pasteur, Seqirus, Symvivo and VBI Vaccines. All funds have been paid to his institute, and he has not received any personal payments.

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© 2021 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Immunology and Allergy
Immunology
Pharmacology

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McClymont, E., Brophy, J., Dubey, V., Kwong, J., Meyer, S., Crowcroft, N., Halperin, S., MacDonald, S., Simmons, K., Top, K., Ward, B., & Sadarangani, M. (2022). Is ‘conflict of interest’ a Misnomer? Managing interests in immunization research and evaluation. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics, 18(1), Article 1879580. https://doi.org/10.1080/21645515.2021.1879580

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