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Pre-Tender Meeting for Pneumococcal Vaccines under the AMC

This meeting discusses the target product profile, technical requirements, and conditions for prequalification of pneumococcal vaccines under the AMC. It covers product characteristics, eligibility criteria, and post-marketing surveillance.

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Pre-Tender Meeting for Pneumococcal Vaccines under the AMC

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  1. Target Product Profile and technical requirementsPre-tender MeetingPneumococcal Vaccines under the AMCUnicef Supply Division, Copenhagen26 August 2009

  2. The thirteen attributes for AMC eligibility A. Vaccine serotypes B. Immunogenicity C. Target population/ target age groups D. Safety, reactogenicity and contraindications E. Vaccine dosage schedules F. Interference and co-administration G. Route of administration H. Product presentation I. Product formulation J. Storage and cold chain requirements K. Packaging and labelling L. Product registration and prequalification M. Post Marketing Surveillance

  3. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS Serotypes 1 and 5: most common and epidemic-prone types in regions relevant to GAVI particularly Asia and Africa Serotype 14: most common serotype in children under 5 in all regions 60% coverage: balance between public health benefit and likelihood of success in developing pneumococcal vaccines for the GAVI market. A formulation covering 60% of invasive disease possible with only 6 serotypes. Less number of serotypes less complexity of the vaccine.

  4. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS The threshold antibody concentration for invasive disease is 0.35mg/ml (ELISA). Antibody titres of 0.20– 0.35mg/ml correlate well with opsonophagocytic antibody titre of 1:8, which correlates well with protective efficacy.

  5. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS Pneumococcal disease rates are highest in children <5 years of age and in the elderly and in developing countries. (US 96/100,000 children <5 years before vaccine introduction vs estimated incidence in Kenya of 597/100,000 children <5 years of age per year). Pneumococcal conj vaccines maximal public health impact for disease prevention in children <5 years of age particularly in those < 2 years of age.

  6. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS The WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) recently reviewed the current evidence on the safety of PCV7 and other pneumococcal conjugate vaccines and found it reassuring. Monitoring of unexpected effects after introduction in the target population remains critical. Since developing countries have a high prevalence of malnutrition and LBW infants, studies in those populations are important.

  7. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS The possibility of alternative schedules (e.g. two or less infant doses and a later dose at 9-12 months) should also be explored. Information on the need for booster doses may be desirable in the future to answer questions on herd immunity effects and persistence of protection. Data on immunogenicity of a single dose in older children is worth seeking.

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  9. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS Vaccine developers are encouraged to explore other routes of administration (intra/trans dermal, intranasal, aerosol, etc .

  10. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS The preferred presentation for WHO is a monodose in vial or prefilled autodisable syringe or low multidose vial with preservative.If a low multi-dose vaccine contains no preservative, it needs to be discarded at the end of the immunization session, and at latest 6 hours after the vial has been opened. To distinguish such products from those containing preservative, specific labeling of the vial and training at field level will be required. WHO is currently revising its policy on the use of opened multi-dose vials (The use of opened multi-dose vials of vaccine in subsequent immunization sessions, WHO/V&B/00.09). A final position on acceptability of such presentations will be available shortly.

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  12. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS Vaccines with increased shelf life and thermostability are desirable because they permit more flexible use of the vaccine and ideally, new vaccines would not need a cold chain.

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  14. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS A pre-requisite to prequalification is the licensure or Marketing Authorization by the responsible NRA or NRA of record, usually that of country of origin. For registration for the vaccine in user countries, WHO has developed guidelines on how to expedite registration of a pre-qualified vaccine (see Procedure for expedited review of imported prequalified vaccines for use in national immunization programmes (WHO/IVB/07.08)).

  15. PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS Monitoring through PMS for safety, effectiveness in target population, herd immunity and potential serotype replacement following widespread use of the vaccine is critical. WHO has established a Post-Marketing Surveillance Network of 10 countries worldwide to monitor the safety of newly introduced vaccines. Individual countries need to continue efforts to strengthen their systems. For countries wishing to introduce low multidose vaccines without preservative the ability to detect AEFI should be extremely high because of the risks related with product contamination. Further strengthening of monitoring systems will require support from manufacturers, WHO and other partners

  16. WHO PQ and AMC requirements

  17. WHO PQ and AMC requirements

  18. Conditions for prequalification • During the PQ evaluation, WHO will review all quality, safety and efficacy related data including the 13 attributes required by the AMC • WHO will also review compliance with the UNICEF tender specifications • When the process is completed, WHO will provide outcome of evaluation to GAVI in a report on the basis of each of the 13 attributes and any other relevant reasons (New procedure) • WHO will provide a letter to UN indicating whether the vaccine is acceptable, in principle, for purchase by UN agencies or not as per normal practice • The IAC will independently review the following attributes: • Vaccine serotypes • Target population/Target age groups • Product formulation • Dosage Schedule • Route of Administration • On the basis of the WHO report plus their own assessment of the attributes above, the IAC will determine whether the product meets or not the TPP

  19. Conditions for prequalificationTender specifications • Compliance with • Good Manufacturing Practices TRS, 822, 823, 902 (Annexes 5 and 6), 908 (Annex 4) and 929 (Annexes 2 and 3) • General Requirements for Sterility of Biological Substances TRS 530 AND 872 • Recommendations on risk of TSE. TRS 908 • Regulatory expectations related to E/R/R of thiomersal in vaccines TRS 924 • Guidelines on stability evaluation of vaccines WHO/BS/06.2049 • Guidelines on clinical evaluation of vaccines TRS 924 • Guidelines on non-clinical evaluation of vaccines TRS 927 • Recommendations for production and control of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines TRS 927

  20. Conditions for prequalificationTender specifications • Changes in production method, formulation, equipment, facilities, etc, requiring approval from NRA should be communicated to WHO within one month of approval. If change does not require approval, WHO should be consulted in timely manner before changes are introduced. • Primary container labels and diluent containers should be the same as agreed by WHO during the PQ process or as revised and approved by WHO. Affixed with water resistant adhesive. Adsorbed vaccines shall have the warning "DO NOT FREEZE" • Package insert as approved by WHO during PQ process or as revised and approved printed in English, French, Portuguese and Russian. • Closures should conform ISO standards 8362-2 to 7 • Vaccine lots shall be subject to release by the NRA of record. 50 samples per lot to be retained for testing purposes

  21. Conditions for prequalificationTender specifications • Problems in production, control or release must be communicated to UNICEF and WHO/QSS in timely manner • Supplier shall inform UNICEF and WHO/QSS of any serious issues regarding vaccine safety and provide information sufficient to consider such issues. UNICEF and WHO will rapidly notify the supplier in case of serious adverse events • Supplier shall promptly notify WHO/QSS and UNICEF in case of recall or withdrawal of vaccine or any field alert regarding the vaccine • Supplier shall permit access to UNICEF and WHO or its representatives to the manufacturing facilities to assess/reassess the vaccines • Supplier shall comply with VVM labelling and WHO prequalified data loggers included in shipments. • Remaining shelf life for pneumo vaccine should not be less than 20 months at time of shipment.

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