Aims and objectives

The ESCMID Vaccine Study Group (EVASG) is at the forefront of vaccine research and education. Gathering experts aiming to promote advancement in the field of vaccination, covering public health to special populations, our mission is to: 

  • Document the impact of vaccines
  • Assess perceptions and attitudes of the public towards vaccination
  • Map needs and develop guidelines to keep up with the emergence of new vaccines

Activities and resources

EVASG Newsletter, Fall 2023, 27 October 2023

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Impact of vaccination on the presence and severity of symptoms in hospitalized patients with an infection of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of the SARS-CoV-2 (subvariant BA.1). 

Beraud G, Bouetard L, Civljak R, Michon J, Tulek N, Lejeune S, Millot R, Garchet-Beaudron A, Lefebvre M, Veliko P, Festou B, Abgrall S, Lizatovic I K, Baldolli A, Esme H, Blanch S, Froidevaux G, Kapincheva N, Faucher JF, Duvnjak M, Afşar E, Švitek L, Yarimoglu S, Yarimoglu R, Janssen C, Epaulard O, on behalf of EVASG. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023;29(5):642–650.

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Exclusion of older adults and immunocompromised individuals in influenza, pneumococcal and COVID-19 vaccine trials before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Bukan K, Pearce-Slade T, Eiberg M, Tinelli M, Yahav D, Tuells J, Epaulard O, Holler JG, Roed C, Søborg C, Jensen Stæhr JU, Barrella Harboe Z. Aging Clin Exp Res. 2023;35(5):917–923.

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Measles in the 21st century: Is eradication possible and how? 

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Executive Committee

  Olivier Epaulard

Olivier Epaulard

Chairperson
Grenoble University Hospital. Infectious diseases.
Grenoble, France
  Zitta Barrella Harboe

Zitta Barrella Harboe

Secretary
Copenhagen University Hospital, North Zealand. Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Hillerød, Denmark
  Jose Tuells

Jose Tuells

Treasurer
University of Alicante. Public Health, Preventive Medicine & History of Science.
Alicante, Spain

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