Learning from serosurveillance for SARS-CoV-2 to inform pandemic preparedness and response

Financing for pandemic preparedness and response measures: a systematic scoping review

“…Within this element of the council framework, addressed by 54 of the reviewed publications, 18 , 19 , 21 , 22 , 24 – 38 , 41 – 69 , 72 – 77 topics such as health systems, financial markets and innovation ecosystems were frequently discussed ( Table 1 ). The reviewed publications examine innovation, vaccine research and development, manufacturing, funding and capacity-building, emphasizing the need for a multifaceted approach towards strengthening global health systems and the pivotal role of governments in vaccine markets.…”

“…The most frequently discussed topics within the 22 publications addressing this element were access to services and resources, and equity in access ( Table 1 ). 18 , 20 , 23 , 30 , 33 , 37 , 42 – 47 , 49 , 51 , 59 , 61 , 63 , 69 , 70 , 72 , 76 , 77 The literature is focused on the need for cohesive and equitable strategies in pandemic preparedness and response, highlighting the importance of integrating global health security into UHC with an emphasis on human rights, equity and social determinants of health. A crucial topic is the need to understand the treatment of pandemic technologies, such as vaccines, as common goods, focusing on equity and knowledge sharing.…”

“…Notably, 19 of these 22 articles also discuss topics within the infrastructure and system element. 18 , 30 , 33 , 37 , 42 , 43 , 45 – 47 , 49 , 51 , 59 , 61 , 63 , 69 , 70 , 72 , 76 , 77 This overlap includes discussions on financing systems and structures, public–private partnerships in research and development, and global health systems and security.…”

WHO's Investigations and Studies, Unity Studies: A global initiative creating equitable opportunities for enhanced surveillance, operational research, capacity building, and global knowledge sharing

“…Furthermore, the global adoption and the early sharing of results with WHO helped generate robust and comparable data to inform regional and global public health decision making and actions. 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Although ownership of primary data remained firmly with sites and MS, early results were shared directly with WHO for timely assessment and uploaded to an online repository, Zenodo, 9 by study teams. Aggregated results shared with WHO facilitated several pooled analyses including a number of systematic reviews and meta‐analyses that were undertaken with support from technical partners such as the University of Melbourne and SeroTracker.…”

Seroepidemiology in prevention and control: vaccine-preventable diseases in Caribbean Netherlands and SARS-CoV-2 in the Netherlands

“…Examining their humoral responses with respect to the probability of future infection and linking these to risk factors and symptoms will be insightful. Serosurveys should also incorporate a multi-pathogen approach [224]. The epidemiology of numerous infectious diseases has changed during the pandemic, with incidence of most (other) respiratory pathogens nearing zero due to the stringent control measures [225].…”