Strengthening vaccination frameworks: Findings of a study on the legal foundations of National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs)

In 2017, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization’s Assessment Report of the Global Vaccine Action Plan noted the need to “better document the ways in which legislation and regulations have been used to promote or undermine immunization at the national level”. Despite National Immuniz...

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Published in:Vaccine 2020-01, Vol.38 (4), p.840-846
Main Authors: Harmon, Shawn H.E., Faour, David, MacDonald, Noni E., Graham, Janice, Steffen, Christoph, Henaff, Louise, Shendale, Stephanie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advisory Committees
Authority
Collaboration
Data collection
Ethics
Experts
Foundation
Foundations
Global Health
Health Policy
Humans
Immunization
Immunization Programs - legislation & jurisprudence
Legal framework
Legislation
National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups
NITAGs
Polls & surveys
Public health
Reforming
Regulation
Taxonomy
Vaccination
Vaccination - legislation & jurisprudence
Vaccination laws
Vaccines
Vaccines - administration & dosage
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Summary:In 2017, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization’s Assessment Report of the Global Vaccine Action Plan noted the need to “better document the ways in which legislation and regulations have been used to promote or undermine immunization at the national level”. Despite National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups (NITAGs) now existing in over 134 countries worldwide, there has been very little academic consideration of their legal underpinnings. In this paper, we compare the legal foundations and authority of 28 NITAGs from the six WHO Regions. All are members of the Global NITAG Network. We categorize the NITAGs based on their legal foundation and on the authority granted to them by their government, organizing them into a taxonomy of models. We then propose legal considerations for governments contemplating establishing or reforming a NITAG.
ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.085