Matthew Tunis | Executive Secretary, Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
Public Health Agency of Canada
Dr. Matthew Tunis is the Executive Secretary to Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI), where he oversees the workplan and scientific activities of the committee in his position at the Public Health Agency of Canada. He holds a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Dalhousie University, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Ottawa School of Epidemiology and Public Health.
Appearances:
Day 1 - Tuesday 31st March @ 09:40
Keynote panel: Navigating the Crowded Respiratory Disease Season, How Are We tackling Flu, COVID, RSV, hMPV?
· How has the respiratory season evolved? Co-circulation of respiratory pathogens, duration of the respiratory disease season, what are the dominant pathogens?
· Where are we seeing innovation in vaccines for respiratory diseases?
· How are we progressing with prophylactic antibodies, combination & universal respiratory vaccine approaches?
· Uptake for Flu, RSV, COVID vaccines. Are we seeing vaccine fatigue from a crowded schedule?
· Globally evolving regulatory and policy landscape
Day 3 - Thursday 2nd April @ 11:30
Panel: Combining Respiratory Vaccines - Balancing Efficacy, Durability and Immunization Schedules
- What should we combine? Bi and Tri Pathogen vaccines. - What do we understand about efficacy, immunology and durability of combinations? - Balancing are we considering seasonality across diverse geographies? - Regulatory and policy considerations.
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