Coordinated Action on Respiratory Virus Vaccines

This Coordinated Action is tasked with structuring research on questions related to vaccination, both in the context of clinical studies and 'real-world' studies. It will focus on respiratory viruses such as influenza, coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus.

Last updated on 06 March 2024

In brief

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, following the recommendations of the French Vaccine Strategy Guidance Committee (COSV) and the Vaccine Committee, our agency ANRS MIE set up a workgroup to identify research questions concerning the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Today, we wish to reorient this workgroup into a permanent scientific facilitation structure, focusing on the vaccine prevention against respiratory viruses (SARS-CoV-2, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza, etc.).

Activities

The mission of the Coordinated Action (CA) is to structure research on vaccination, with clinical studies or real life studies. It will focus on respiratory viruses such as influenza, coronavirus and respiratory syncytial virus.
Research topics will include evaluation of active (vaccination) and passive (monoclonal antibodies) immunisation, persistence of immune response, correlates of protection, immune memory, hesitancy and attitudes to vaccination, and real-world studies. This Coordinated Action is multi-disciplinary, integrating research questions that fall within the fields of basic and clinical research, public health and the human and social sciences. It works closely with the other Coordinated Actions, such as those on Transmission and on the Interhuman Transmission of Respiratory Viruses.

Its activities will include:

  • Scientific watch
  • Scientific facilitation
  • Scientific Evaluation Committee
  • Structural support
  • Help in setting up projects

Chair and Co-Chair

Odile Launay (Paris-Cité University, Hôpital Cochin, Paris)
Matthieu Mahevas (Henri-Mondor Hospital, Créteil)

Paul Loubet (Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier University)

Board members

Yvanie Caille
Anne Conrad
Fanny Lanternier
Elise Launay
Edouard Lhomme

Isabelle Parent
Delphine Planas
Patrick Peretti-Watel
Astrid Vabret
Sophie Vaux