Workshop to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccines through respiratory virus surveillance. REVELAC-i. Brasilia, February 20-22, 2023

The Brazilian Ministry of Health together with the Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde (OPAS) Brazil, and the units of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) WDC composed of the Special Comprehensive Immunization Program (CIM) and the Emergency Unit (PHE), have jointly carried out a national workshop to evaluate the effectiveness of influenza vaccines through respiratory virus surveillance.

The objectives of the workshop were:
1) to review the procedures for integrated SARI sentinel surveillance in the country.
2) to describe the stages of data analysis and obtain national estimates of effectiveness of influenza vaccines.
3) to understand and interpret the results obtained effectiveness for decision making.

The participants of the workshop include the national heads of the surveillance, immunization and respiratory virus laboratory areas at the national level and from the federative units of Brazil; and epidemiologists belonging to the same departments.

Credits and thanks to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)