Brighton Collaboration
The Brighton Collaboration is a non-governmental agency (NGO) originated in 1999 and formed in 2000 to define safety parameters for vaccines, then collect and disseminate it to encourage vaccine uptake worldwide.1) It is a program under the Task Force for Global Health which provides administration services and support, including the management of all of the Collaboration’s donations and grants.
History
In May 2019, Brighton and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) partnered to launch the Safety Platform for Emergency vACcines (SPEAC).2)
COVID-19
In June 2020, Brighton published a report titled “Priority List of Adverse Events of Special Interest: COVID-19”.3) It was updated several times up to December 2020. The report was commissioned by CEPI.
Organization
Partners and Funding
Currently, the primary funding for the Brighton Collaboration comes from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).
External links
1)
About. Brighton Collaboration. Retrieved December 13, 2021, from https://brightoncollaboration.us/about/
2)
Safety Platform for Emergency vACcines (SPEAC). (2019, May 9). Brighton Collaboration. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130041630/https://brightoncollaboration.us/cepi-partners-with-brighton-collaboration-to-support-safety-assessment-of-vaccine-candidates/
3)
Priority List of Adverse Events of Special Interest: COVID-19. (2020, June 10). Brighton Collaboration. https://archive.ph/Zw2HP