ADVAC – Advanced Course of Vaccinology | Global Vaccine Training Program

ADVAC
Advanced Course of Vaccinology

The 26th editon of ADVAC will take place at Les Pensières, Center for Global Health, Annecy, France
from 11th to 22nd May 2026

The website is now closed for applications for ADVAC 2026.
It will reopen on 6 July 2026 for registration of applications for ADVAC 2027.

Welcome to ADVAC

ADVAC is a two-week training programme for decision-makers, including academia, industry, governmental and non-governmental agencies. The Course aims to facilitate critical decision-making in vaccinology by providing participants with a comprehensive overview of the various aspects of vaccinology (immunology, vaccine development, clinical trials, regulatory processes, vaccine-specific issues including new vaccines, vaccination strategies and policies, programme implementation, humanitarian emergencies, social, economic, political and ethical issues, financing, and communications…).

Presenters: Dr Richard Mihigo, WHO Regional Office for Africa and Dr Magdalena Bastias, Immunization Department, Ministry of Health, Chile and member of the Global NITAG Network Steering Committee.

Logistics of deployment of COVID vaccines on a global level - how vaccines will make it to the most vulnerable populations.
Presenters: Professor Lisa Cooper, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Dr Katherine O’Brien, WHO.

Contextualization of the results of COVID vaccine trials: implications for national decision-making, future and ongoing trials, and post-licensure surveillance.
Presenters : Professor Peter Smith and Professor Nick Andrews.

Communication around the deployment of COVID-19 vaccines‌.
Presenter: Susan Mackay, GAVI

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ADVACAdvanced Course of Vaccinology

Welcome to ADVAC

ADVAC
Advanced Course of Vaccinology