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Challenges for registration of vaccines in receiving countries
byDr.NoraDellepianeWorkshop:GlobalRegistra8onandVaccineShortage
Taipei,Taiwan6to10March2017
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Outline of the presentation
• Somede'initions• Maincausesbehindvaccineshortages• MarketsegmentationanduseofaPvswPcontainingvaccines
• WHOpositionpaperonpertussisvaccines• CountriesroleinaddressingaPvaccineshortages
• Increaseddemand'lexibility• ExampleofEMA(shortageofaPvaccine)• Optionsfor'lexibilities• References
VaccineSecurity
ü VaccineSecurity,de'inedasthe“sustained,uninterruptedsupplyofaffordablevaccinesofassuredquality”,isrecognisedasakeycomponentofsuccessfulnationalimmunisationprogrammes.
ü Overthepastcoupleofyears,manycountries,acrossregionsandincomegroups,havereportedshortagesofvaccines
ü Shortagessometimescausecriticaldisruptionsintimelyimmunisationservices.
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Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
Shortage vs Stock outs ü Vaccineshortage:thereisavaccineshortagewhenavaccinecannotbeobtainedbyacountryinsuf'icientamounttomeetitsneeds.Thelackofvaccineavailabilitycanbeglobal(severalcountriesimpacted)orlocal(onecountrycannotacquirethevolumeitneeds).
ü Vaccinestockout:thereisastockoutofvaccinewhenstocksatthenationalordistrictlevelshavebeendepleted.
Ashortagemayormaynotleadtoastockout,ifthecountryhasenoughdosesinstocktobridgethelackofsupplyforsometime.Stockoutsofvaccinesarenotnecessarilyrelatedtoavaccineshortage,butmayalsobecausedbypooruseofavailabledoseswithinthecountry(e.g.poorstockmanagementorsupplychainissues).
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Main causes behind vaccine shortages
ü Supply:Supplyfactorsrelatetotheproductionofvaccinesaswellasmarketconditions(suchasthenumberofproductsavailableandthenumberofmanufacturersactiveoneachvaccinemarket).Supplyfactorsin'luenceavailabilityofvaccines.
ü Demand:Demandfactorsrelatetothe'lexibilityandpredictabilityofdemand.Demandpredictabilityreliesonthecapacityofacountrytoaccuratelyforecastitsdemand.Demand'lexibilityreliesonprocessesbeinginplacetoensurethatacountryisabletosecurethesupplyitneeds.Demandfactorsin'luenceaccesstotimelysupply.
ü Information:Informationfactorsrelatetothelackofinformationavailableatthegloballevelonsupplyanddemand,whichmaycontributetoamisalignmentofsupplyanddemand.
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Main causes behind vaccine shortages Category Factors DescriptionSupply Production
issues• BatchfailuresduetocomplexityofproductionofBiologicalProducts• LongandcomplexproductionprocessandQCtesting• CapacityofNRAs,workload
Limitedsupplierbase
• InvestmentforproductionofBiologicsishigh,andthereforehighlyrelatedtomarketattractiveness• Preferenceformorepro'itablemarkets.Ex.BCG• Cannibalisationbetweenvaccines:pentavs.DTwPandDTaPbasedpentavs.hexa• Limitednumberofmanufacturers(mergers)andlessproducingcountries(60to14)• Localproduction(less'lexibilitytomarket'luctuations,publicsectormorerisky,etc)
Demand Littledemand'lexibility
• Safetyconcerns• Inef'icientandunharmonizedregistrationproceduresmaydetermanufacturerstopursueregistration• Limitedinfooninterchangeabilityofproductslimitsavailability• Singleawardtendersorrestrictiontospeci'icproductcategories(aPratherthanwP)• Lowelasticityofdemandresources
Lackofdemandpredictability
• WeakcountrydecisionmakingmechanismsincludinglackofNITAGs• Poorpoliticalcommitmentand'inancing• Vaccinehesitancy(resultofantivaccinationlobbying)• Weakprocuringsystemsincludingforplanning,forecasting,budgetingandtendering)• Weaksupplychainandstockmanagement• Unaffordability(particularlyinMICs)• Emergencyoutbreaksandsurveillance(Stockpilingmayreducevaccineavailabilityforroutine
immunization• Goodsurveillancecanaccelerateresponsetoanoutbreakandthuslimittheincreaseindemand
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Main causes behind vaccine shortages
Category Factors DescriptionInformation Supply
information• Limitedglobalinformationavailabilityoncurrentandfuturesupplycapacityandthereforevaccinesatriskofshortage
Demandinformation
• Limitedglobalinformationondemandevolutionparticularlyfornon-GAVIcountries
• Lackorlimitedinformationonnewpoliciesandchangesinschedulerecommendationsimplementedincountries.Thesechangesimpactcountrydemandpatternsandmaythereforedisruptthebalancebetweensupplyanddemand.
Timelycommunication
• Lackoftimelycommunicationbetweensupplyanddemand,particularlyforself-procuringcountries
• Lackofwarningsystemsatgloballevelincaseofshortage• Lackofclarityonmechanismusedbymanufacturerstoallocatesupplyincaseofashortagemayleadtomisunderstandinganddistrust
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Market segmentation
SegmentationofthevaccinemarketbetweenHIC,MIC,LMICandLICaffectsanumberofvaccinecategories.Someexamplesinclude.• UntilrecentlyIPVwasusedinHICandsomeMICsandOPVusedintherestoftheworld.Thissegmentationisnolongerapplicableinviewofthechangesinschedulestargetedateradicationofpoliodiseases
• aPbasedcombinationsusedmostlyinHIC(andfewMICs)andwPbasedcombinationsusedintherestoftheworld
• FuturepotentialformarketsegmentationwithregardstoGardasil9-valentandGardasil4-valent(Merck)
Marketsegmentationisamechanismappliedbymanufacturersinordertoincreaserevenuesandcost-recoveryfromvaccinedevelopmentinthosemarketsthatcanaffordit.
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Impact of market segmentation for aP
ü CommonknowledgeaboutpertussisvaccinesindicatesthataPcontainingvaccinesareusuallylessreactogenicandequallyeffectivetowPcontainingvaccines
ü ThisleadssometimestotheimpressionthatcountriesusingwPcontainingvaccinesaretreated“assecondclasscountries”
ü Howeveracloserlookattheissuemayallowtohaveaclearerperspectiveofthesituation:
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines Whole cell pertussis containing vaccines • ThewPvaccinesareproducedfromculturesofselectedB.pertussisstrainsthataresubsequentlykilled,usuallybyheatingortreatmentwithformalin.
• ThemethodsusedforproductionvaryamongmanufacturersandthereforewPvaccinesarerelativelyheterogeneous.
• TheimpactofthevaryingamountsofbiologicallyactivePT,lipopolysaccharide,TCTorACTonvaccineeffectivenessisunclear.
• AllwPvaccinesarecombinedwithdiphtheriatoxoidandtetanustoxoid(DTwP).SomewPvaccinesarealsocombinedwithHaemophilusin2luenzaetypeb(Hib),andhepatitisB(HepB).Combinationsincludinginactivatedpoliovirus(IPV)areindevelopment.
• AllwPvaccinescontainaluminiumsaltsasadjuvant,andsomehavethiomersalorphenoxyethanoladdedaspreservativesinmultidosevials.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (2)
Whole cell pertussis containing vaccines • TheimmuneresponsetowPvaccinesisdirectedagainstanarrayofbacterialantigens.
• Signi'icantdifferencesintheimmuneresponsestovariousantigenshavebeenobservedwithdifferentwPvaccines.
• Immunogenicitydataaredif'iculttointerpretandcompareforwPvaccinesanddatafromclinicaltrialsshowedthathighlyef'icaciouswPvaccinesdidnotnecessarilyinducethehighestmeasurableantibodytitres.
• Thereisnoestablishedimmunologicalcorrelateofprotectionagainstpertussisdisease,althoughthepresenceofantibodytoPTisbelievedtoplayaroleinprotectionagainstseverediseaseininfants.
• DifferentwPvaccinesmayhavedifferentantigeniccontentandmethodsofproductionandcontrol,leadingtovariationsinpost-vaccinationimmuneresponses.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (3)
Whole cell pertussis containing vaccines ü Anupdatedsystematicreviewofimmunogenicityindicatesthat3-doseschedulesand2+1schedules(atages3,5and10–13months)ofwPgivenininfancyareeffectiveagainstpertussisdiseaseinthe'irst5yearsoflife.
ü Dataoneffectivenessareonlyavailableforschedulesinitiatedataround2–3monthsofage.
ü LittleisknownabouttheeffectivenessofwPvaccinesinolderagegroupsbecause,thereactogenicityofwPvaccinewasconsideredtoohighforroutineuseinolderchildren,adolescentsandadults.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (4)
Acellular pertussis containing vaccines ü Thesevaccinescontainoneormoreofthefollowingpuri'iedantigens:PT,FHA,PRN,andFIMtypes2and3.
ü Vaccinesdifferinthenumberofcomponentsü 1componentPTonlyü 2componentsPTandFHAü 3componentsPT,FHA,andPRNü 5componentsPT,FHA,PRN,andFIMtypes2and3
ü Theydifferalsoinconcentrationoftheantigencomponents,thebacterialcloneusedinproduction,methodsofpuri'icationanddetoxi'ication(glutaraldehyde,formaldehyde,H2O2orgenetic),adjuvants,andtheuseofpreservatives,suchasthiomersalandphenoxyethanol.
ü TheexactcontributionoftheindividualaPantigenstoprotectionisnotclear.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (5)
Immunogenicity,ef=icacyandeffectivenessofpertussiscontainingvaccinesü Arandomizedcontrolledtrialcomparing3-componentand5-componentaP-containingvaccineswithawPvaccineconcludedthattheef'icaciesofthewPvaccineandtheaPvaccinesweresimilaragainstculture-con'irmedpertussiswithatleast21daysofparoxysmalcough
ü InastudyinGermany,a4-componentaPvaccinehadanef'icacyof83%(95%,CI:76%–88%)againsttypicalpertussis.
ü InastudyinItaly,ef'icaciesof84%(95%,CI:76%–89%)and84%(95%,CI:76%–90%)againsttypicalpertussiswerereportedfor2different3-componentaPvaccinescomparedwithapoorlyef'icaciouswPvaccine
ü Inarandomizeddouble-blindtrialinSenegal,a2-componentDTaPvaccinewascomparedwithaDTwPvaccine.Absoluteef'icacyestimatesderivedfromthisstudyshowedthattheaPvaccineprovidedlessprotectionthanthewPvaccine:74%(95%,CI:51%–86%)versus92%(95%,CI:81%–97%)usingtheWHOcasede'inition,althoughthedifferencewasnotstatisticallysigni'icant.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (6)
Ef=icacyandeffectivenessofacellularpertussiscontainingvaccinesü Asystematicreviewof3large,double-blindrandomizedcontrolledtrialsofaP
vaccinesconcludedthatmulticomponentaPvaccineshavehigherprotectiveef'icacythan1-componentand2-componentaPvaccinesagainstbothtypicalwhoopingcoughandmildpertussisdisease.
ü Asystematicreviewthatincluded49randomizedcontrolledtrialsand3cohortstudiesconcludedthat1-componentand2-componentaPvaccineshadlowerabsoluteef'icaciesthanvaccineswith≥3components:(67%–70%ef'icacyversus80%–84%).
ü However,inobservationalstudiesofvaccineeffectivenessconductedafterlong-termlarge-scaleuseoflicensed2-componentaP-containingvaccinesandof1-componentaPvaccineintheDanishnationalimmunizationprogramme,alloftheseaP-containingvaccinesdemonstratedhigheffectivenessinpreventingpertussisirrespectiveofspeci'icantigencontent.
Hence,thehigheref=icacynumbersformulti-componentvaccinescomparedtothe1-componentand2-componentvaccinesintherandomizedclinicaltrialsshouldbeinterpretedwithcaution.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (7)
ComparisonoftheeffectivenessofwP-containingandaP-containingvaccinesü ExperienceintheUKsuggeststhatthelowerimmunogenicityoftheHibantigenintheDTaP–HibcombinationmaybeclinicallyrelevantcomparedwiththeDTwP–Hibcombinationvaccinewhenschedulesdonotincludeaboosterdoseinthesecondyearoflife.
ü RecentmathematicalmodellingstudiesfromAustralia,EnglandandWales,andtheUSA,aswellasdatafromababoonmodelofpertussisthatcloselyresemblesthehumandisease,supportthehypothesisthattransitionfromwPtoaPvaccinesmaybeassociatedwithdiseaseresurgence.
• Inthebaboonmodel,theaPvaccinesstudiedprotectedagainstdiseasebuthadlimitedimpactoninfectionortransmissionofpertussistootheranimals,whereasDTwPvaccineswereeffectiveinpreventinginfectionandtransmission.
• Itisplausiblethatinhumans,asinnonhumanprimates,asymptomaticormildlysymptomaticinfectionsinDTaP-immunizedpersonsmayresultintransmissionofB.pertussistoothersandmaydrivepertussisoutbreaks.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (8)
ComparisonoftheeffectivenessofwP-containingandaP-containingvaccines(continued)
• Thebaboonstudysuggestsasigni'icantroleofTh1andTh17cellsintheimmuneresponsetonaturalinfectionandtoDTwPvaccine.ThemodelsuggeststhatbothTh1andTh17memoryresponsesareneededtoproducesterilizingmucosalimmunity.InbaboonstheaPvaccinesinducehigherTh2,butlowerTh1andTh17responses,andarelesseffectiveinclearingthepertussisorganismsandpreventingtransmission.Correspondingstudiesinhumansareneeded.
ü Althoughthereasonsfortheresurgenceofpertussiswerefoundtobecomplexandvariedbycountry,theshorterdurationofprotectionandprobablelowerimpactofaPvaccinesoninfectionandtransmissionarelikelytoplaycriticalroles.
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WHO position paper on pertussis vaccines (9)
Durationofprotectionandneedforboosterdosesü ThereislimitedevidenceonthedurationofclinicalprotectionconferredbywPvaccines.
Availabledatasuggestthatdurationofimmunityacquiredaftera3-doseseriesofwPvaccineisestimatedtorangefrom4to12years.
ü Forthevaccinescurrentlyinuse,a2014systematicreviewindicatesamaximumannuallossofprotectionof13%andaminimumlossof2%followingaprimaryvaccinationserieswithwPcontainingvaccines.
ü InSweden,a2-doseprimaryaPimmunizationserieswithaboosteratage12monthsprovidedprotectionagainstpertussisforapproximately5years
ü ThereisincreasingevidencethatprotectionfollowingboosterdosesofaPvaccineswanesfasterinindividualsprimedwithaPratherthanwithwPvaccines
ü OngoingpassivesurveillanceintheUSAhasdemonstratedanincreaseintheincidenceofpertussisamongchildrenaged7–10yearswhohadbeenvaccinatedwith5dosesofaPvaccine.
ü Dataalsosuggestafasterwaningofprotectionfollowingrepeatedboosterdoses.Incontrast,wPvaccineusedforatleastthe1stdosefollowedbyaPvaccinesprovideslonger-lastingprotectionirrespectiveofthesubsequentdoses.
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Example of aP containing vaccines: Countries role in
addressing aP vaccine shortage
Category Factors CountriesroleSupply Productionissues Norole
Limitedsupplierbase NoroleDemand Littledemand'lexibility Increasedemand=lexibility
Lackofdemandpredictability Reviewstatusofdemandforecastingandplanning
Information Supplyinformation NoroleDemandinformation Timelycommunicationto
procuringagencyaboutdemand,changeinschedules,vaccinesnewlyintroducedintheNIP
Timelycommunication Noadditionalrole
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Increased demand flexibility. The EMA example of aP vaccine shortage
Background:• Earlyin2015,therewasashortageofacellularpertussis-containingcombinationvaccinesforuseinEUimmunisationprogrammes
• Theshortage,currentlyaffectingsomeoftheEU/EEAMemberStateshaddirectconsequencesforthedeliveryofnationalvaccinationprogrammes,withsomecountrieshavingtorevisetheirchildhoodvaccinationpolicy.
• Discontinuingordelayingprimaryvaccinationschemeswouldhavedramaticconsequences,inparticularforthepreventionofpertussisandinvasivediseaseduetoHaemophilusin'luenzaetypebininfantsandyoungchildren.
• Asmuchaspossible,theinfantandyoungchildrenimmunisationscheduleshouldbe
preservedinordertoensuretheearlyandadequateprotectionofnewborns.Preferenceshouldbegiventotheuseofcombinedvaccineswiththehighestnumberofantigens. • Priorityshouldbegiventopreservingtheinfantprimaryimmunisationschedule('irstyearoflife)overthe'irsttoddlerboosterdose(secondyearoflife).
• Ifapplicable,the'irsttoddlerboosterdoseshouldbeprioritisedovertheschool-entryboosterdose.
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Options for flexibilities due to vaccine shortage
• Possibleadjustmentstotheprimaryimmunisationseries(0–2years)
• Priorityshouldbegiventopreservingtheinfantprimaryimmunisationschedule('irstyearoflife)overthe'irsttoddlerboosterdose(secondyearoflife).
• Ifapplicable,the'irsttoddlerboosterdoseshouldbeprioritisedovertheschool-entryboosterdose.
• Optionsforvaccinesubstitutionintheimmunisationschedule• Buildingstockpilestoensureimmunisationprogrammesaremaintainedduringfutureshortages.
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References
• Pertussisvaccinepositionpaper.WorldHealthOrganizationWeeklyEpidemiologicalRecord35,2015,90,433-460.http://www.who.int/wer
• Pre-emptingandrespondingtovaccinesupplyshortagesSAGEApril2016http://www.who.int/immunization/sage/meetings/2016/april/en/
• RapidRiskAssessment.Shortageofacellularpertussis-containingvaccinesandimpactonimmunisationprogrammesintheEU/EEAhttp://ecdc.europa.eu/en/publications/Publications/vaccine-shortage-rapid-risk-assessment-october-2015.pdf
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