On March 24, 2022, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held a meeting of the Working Group 3 on information systems that contribute to the long-term safety of vaccines for “Next Actions for the Development and Implementation of Immunization and Vaccination Policies.”

This meeting considered the long-term safety of vaccines, based on discussions at previous expert meetings, and examined the information systems necessary for this purpose and the need to reflect this in related policies.

To prevent the potential spread of COVID-19, this meeting was held online using a remote conferencing system.

■2021 Advisory Board Working Group 3 (Titles omitted)

Members:

• Mugen Ujiie (Director, Travel Clinic; Director, Immunization Support Center, Disease Control and Prevention Center, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM))
• Hisashi Urushihara (Professor, Division of Drug Development and Regulatory Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University)
• Mizuho Oyama (Deputy Director, Planning and Finance Department and Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Digital Strategy Office, Toda City; Advisor on Regional Informatization, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
• Satoshi Kamidani (Physician, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases & Vaccine and Treatment and Evaluation Units, Emory University; Visiting Scholar, Immunization Safety Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
• Akinori Sugaya (Head Physician, Sugaya Children’s Clinic; Director, KNOW VPD Protect Our Children)
• Keiko Tanaka-Taya (Director, Immunization Group, Center for Surveillance, Immunization, and Epidemiologic Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases)

Moderator

• Yui Kohno (Associate, Health and Global Policy Institute)

Event Overview

• Joji Sugawara (Manager, Health and Global Policy Institute)

■Related contents held as part of the project

– November 4, 2021 The First Meeting of Working Group 5 on Vaccine Research and Development, “Next Actions for the Development and Implementation of Immunization and Vaccination Policies”
– January 17, 2022 The Second Meeting of Working Group 5 on Vaccine Research and Development, “The Next Actions to Ensure the Development and Implementation of Immunization and Vaccine Policies”
– February 21, 2022 Expert Meeting “The Pursuit of Better Immunization and Vaccination Policy Measures – Developing Infrastructure and Utilizing Information to Contribute to Research on Long-Term Vaccine Safety”
– March 9, 2022 The Meeting of Working Group 1 on Life Course Approach, “The Next Actions to Ensure the Development and Implementation of Immunization and Vaccine Policies”
– March 14, 2022 The Meeting of Working Group 2 on Communication Approach, “The Next Actions to Ensure the Development and Implementation of Immunization and Vaccine Policies”
– March 16, 2022 The Meeting of Working Group 4 on Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Approach, “The Next Actions to Ensure the Development and Implementation of Immunization and Vaccine Policies”