AEFI Review Committee

AEFI Review Committee

Every country should establish an AEFI Review Committee to:

An AEFI Review Committee should be composed of members that are independent of the NIP and the NRA. It should represent a wide range of specialists whose expertise may add to the task of reviewing the AEFIs. Areas of expertise would include paediatrics, neurology, internist, forensic physician, pathology, microbiology, immunology and epidemiology. Medical experts in particular should be invited for the analysis of special clinical events.

To avoid conflict of interest, the national EPI manager, vaccine laboratory scientists, representatives of the National vaccine regulatory authority, and regional/district EPI officers should not be included as members in the committee, however, should be available to support it in its functions.