WHO Working Group meetings on revision of the Manual of Laboratory Methods for testing DTP vaccines

Overview

The meeting on 20-21 July 2006 was opened by Dr D. J. Wood, Coordinator of Quality, Safety and Standards (QSS) of the Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Department (IVB), WHO. Professor R. Dobbelaer was appointed Chairman and Dr M. J. Corbel as Rapporteur. Dr Wood stated that the objectives of the meeting were to review the methods currently available for determining the potency of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (wP) vaccines and to appoint a drafting group to revise the manual. He then described the current organization of the QSS group and its interaction with other sections of WHO, particularly those concerned with immunization, vaccines and biologicals.