WHO: Vaccine Safety Net Project established

The Vaccine Safety Net Project is a WHO initiative established in 2003 for helping to control vaccine safety information on websites, giving approval to those who “adhere to good information practices”. [1]

The Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) assesses submitted web content before an organisation can become a VSN member.

According to the WHO “vaccine safety issues are the responsibility of those who provide the vaccines as well as those who develop or manufacture the products.”  This is where the Global Vaccine Safety Initiative (GVSI) closely recognises the close collaboration “between regulators and industry” to monitor vaccine safety data.