Vaccine Epidemiology

Description

The aim of the course is to supplement knowledge of the various vaccines and vaccinations and to provide an in-depth understanding of the particularities of epidemiological studies in the field of vaccination. Central aspects of the course are indirect protection induced by vaccination and the evaluation of vaccines in an emerging context.
Apart from learners on specific programmes (Specialised Masters and Doctoral Network in Public Health), the target audience is people (professionals or learners) with a Master's-level degree in epidemiology or professional experience related to epidemiology.

Public :

• Students of the Pasteur-CNAM-EHESP specialised Masters programme
• PhD students who are members of the doctoral network in public health run by EHESP
• Continuing education (a Master's degree in epidemiology or professional experience related to epidemiology is required)

Presentation of the course :

This cours targets Mastère, Master and PhD students who wish to consolidate their knowledge and skills in epidemiological methods applied to the control of infectious diseases and clinical prevention. Within this scope, the course focusses on vaccinations against endemic or emerging infectious diseases. 

At the end of the course, students should be able to :

• Explain different vaccine types and their epidemiological specificities (efficacy, effectiveness against disease/infection/transmission, pharmaco-epidemiology)
• Explain classic and innovative methods that are used in phases IIII et IV studies of a vaccine life cycle (including clinical trials, observational studies and modeling), discuss biases that are inherent to these designs and propose strategies to mitigated these limites to study validity
• Explain the different facettes of vaccine-induced indirect protection and its impact at the individual and population level, along with appropriate study designs
• Propose epidemiological studies that contribute to increase vaccine acceptance, including interventional research

The course requires reading articles in preparation of the sessions.