Game-changing universal influenza vaccine candidates show promise in preclinical studies-- What’s next? In the second episode of the Flu Vaccine Forum, Dr. Diane Post (Chief, Viral Respiratory Diseases Section, DMID/NIAID/NIH) leads Dr. Norman Baylor (Former Director, FDA’s Office of Vaccines Research and Review), Dr. Scott Hensley (University of Pennsylvania), and Dr. Amin Khan (Afrigen Biologics & Vaccines) in discussion of the regulatory uncertainty that promising next-generation, broadly protective influenza vaccine candidates face on the long journey from preclinical research to the marketplace and explore strategies for overcoming them. The Flu Vaccine Forum is created by Sabin Vaccine Institute's Influenzer Initiative in partnership with CIDRAP's Influenza Vaccine R&D Roadmap Initiative and the Global Flu Funders Consortium. Links to our partners, the full episode on YouTube and a more detailed episode description are below.   Video Episode Link: here Blog Link: here Influenza Vaccine R&D Roadmap Initiative: here Global Flu Funders Consortium: here

In the first episode of the Flu Vaccine Forum, experts Rosalind Hollingsworth, Eric Karikari-Boateng, Chris Chadwick, William Ampofo and Tiago Rocca speak live from the Influenzer Initiative’s special event at the Titanic Museum in September 2022. Discussing vaccine equity, sustainable investment in influenza vaccine production in lower- and middle-income countries, the potential for future mRNA vaccines and more, the panel speaks to the need for partnerships and collaboration. The Flu Vaccine Forum is created by Sabin Vaccine Institute's Influenzer Initiative in partnership with CIDRAP's Influenza Vaccine R&D Roadmap Initiative and the Global Flu Funders Consortium. Links to our partners, the full episode on YouTube and a more detailed episode description are below. IVR Initiative: here Global Flu Funders Consortium: here YouTube Episode: here Episode Page: here