Strengthening vaccination frameworks: Findings of a study on the legal foundations of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs)

Shawn H.E. Harmon; David Faour; Noni E. MacDonald; Janice Graham; Christoph Steffen; Louise Henaff; Stephanie Shendale

doi:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.085

Strengthening vaccination frameworks: Findings of a study on the legal foundations of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs)

Shawn H.E. Harmon, David Faour, Noni E. MacDonald, Janice Graham, Christoph Steffen, Louise Henaff, Stephanie Shendale

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In 2017, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization's Assessment Report of the Global Vaccine Action Plan noted the need to “better document the ways in which legislation and regulations have been used to promote or undermine immunization at the national level”. Despite National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) now existing in over 134 countries worldwide, there has been very little academic consideration of their legal underpinnings. In this paper, we compare the legal foundations and authority of 28 NITAGs from the six WHO Regions. All are members of the Global NITAG Network. We categorize the NITAGs based on their legal foundation and on the authority granted to them by their government, organizing them into a taxonomy of models. We then propose legal considerations for governments contemplating establishing or reforming a NITAG.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	840-846
Number of pages	7
Journal	Vaccine
Volume	38
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.085
Publication status	Published - Jan 22 2020

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by the World Health Organization, Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the World Health Organization , Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals.

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© 2019 Elsevier Ltd

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Molecular Medicine
General Immunology and Microbiology
General Veterinary
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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