World Vaccine Congress: Building on vaccine success
As the World Vaccine Congress convenes, we’re proud of U.S. leadership in vaccine development that protects Americans from disease threats and helps ensure a healthy future for all people.
As the World Vaccine Congress convenes, we’re proud of U.S. leadership in vaccine development that protects Americans from disease threats and helps ensure a healthy future for all people.
The annual World Vaccine Congress is an opportunity to recognize the crucial role vaccines play in protecting our health and fostering collaborative approaches building on recent progress in vaccine development. Vaccines have greatly reduced the severity and toll of many diseases, such as flu, RSV and COVID-19, among many others. From saving lives to promoting healthy aging, vaccines play an important role across the lifespan.
Today, nearly 260 vaccines are in the biopharmaceutical pipeline, including potential vaccines that could help prevent the spread of HIV and therapeutic vaccines to treat Alzheimer’s disease and different cancers, to name a few. Continued U.S. leadership in the development of safe and effective vaccines is essential to protecting lives and public health – both here at home and around the globe.
Looking at the facts, vaccines are one of the most effective tools we have for preventing and mitigating diseases while supporting healthy aging. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), vaccines:
Vaccines have long been a critical tool in our public health arsenal, but the important role they play in our everyday lives doesn’t stop there.
Countless lives depend on safe and effective vaccines, which is why each vaccine undergoes rigorous clinical trials and subsequent intensive scientific review by experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). After FDA approval, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends immunization schedules for the prevention and control of existing and emerging infectious diseases. Further, after approval, biopharmaceutical companies, the FDA and the CDC continue monitoring product safety through various means, including surveillance and assessment of reported or observed adverse events, in order to help ensure the continued safety and efficacy of all vaccines.
As the World Vaccine Congress convenes, we’re proud of U.S. leadership in vaccine development that protects Americans from disease threats and helps ensure a healthy future for all people.