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WHO Pre-Qualified (PQ) Vaccine Priority List for 2024-2026

WHO Pre-Qualified (PQ) Vaccine Priority List for 2024-2026



WHO Pre-Qualified (PQ) Vaccine Priority List for 2024-2026

The “Pre-Qualified Vaccine Priority List” has been established through negotiations between the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the Pan American Health Organization revolving fund. It outlines the WHO PQ priority levels for various vaccines.

The WHO updates the list every two years, categorizing vaccines expected to be available within the two-year period into high, medium, low, and no priority levels.

The prioritization of vaccines guides the WHO in concentrating limited pre-qualification resources on priority vaccines, supporting national immunization programs in achieving their goals.

The previous version of the priority list covered the period from 2018 to 2022. In November 2023, the WHO updated the Pre-Qualified Vaccine Priority List for 2024-2026. This is shared with Chinese vaccine companies, allowing them to apply for PQ for high and medium priority vaccines.

WHO Pre-Qualified (PQ) Vaccine Priority List for 2024-2026


❃ High-Priority Vaccines

  1. Cholera Vaccine

  2. Dengue Fever Quadrivalent Vaccine

  3. Hexavalent Vaccine: Whole-Cell Pertussis-Hepatitis B-Haemophilus influenzae type b-Inactivated Polio Vaccine (DTwP-HepB-Hib-IPV)

  4. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccine

  5. Malaria Vaccine

  6. Measles-Rubella (MR) Bivalent Vaccine

  7. Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) Trivalent Vaccine

  8. Meningococcal ACWY Conjugate Vaccine

  9. Meningococcal ACWYX Conjugate Vaccine

  10. Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

  11. Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2)

  12. Rotavirus Vaccine

  13. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccine

  14. Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine

  15. Yellow Fever Vaccine


❃ Medium-Priority Vaccines

  1. BCG Vaccine

  2. Ebola Vaccine

  3. Hepatitis A Vaccine

  4. Hepatitis B Vaccine

  5. Hepatitis E Vaccine

  6. Measles Vaccine

  7. Oral Bivalent 1,3 Type Polio Attenuated Vaccine (bOPV1,3)

  8. Oral Monovalent Type 1 Polio Attenuated Vaccine (mOPV1)

  9. Rabies Vaccine

  10. Varicella Vaccine

  11. Chikungunya Virus Vaccine


❃ Low-Priority Vaccines

  1. Diphtheria-Tetanus (DT) Vaccine for Children

  2. Diphtheria-Tetanus (Td) Vaccine for Adults

  3. Quadrivalent Liquid Whole-Cell Pertussis-Hepatitis B-Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTwP-HepB-Hib) Vaccine

  4. Acellular Pertussis-Hepatitis B-Haemophilus influenzae type b-Inactivated Polio Vaccine (DTwP-HepB-Hib-IPV) Hexavalent Vaccine

  5. Seasonal Influenza NH and SH Vaccines *

  6. Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine

  7. Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (A)

  8. Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine

  9. Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)

  10. Sabin Strain Inactivated Polio Vaccine (sIPV)

  11. Oral Monovalent Type 2 Polio Attenuated Vaccine (mOPV2)

  12. Oral Monovalent Type 3 Polio Attenuated Vaccine (mOPV3)

  13. Oral Trivalent Polio Attenuated Vaccine (tOPV)

*Priority can be elevated to medium if faster production technologies are utilized.


❃ No-Priority Vaccines

  1. Diphtheria-Tetanus-Whole-Cell Pertussis (DTwP) Vaccine

  2. Diphtheria-Tetanus-Acellular Pertussis (DTaP) Vaccine

  3. DTwP+Hib (Liquid-Freeze Dried) Quadrivalent Vaccine

  4. DTwP-Hib (Liquid) Quadrivalent Vaccine

  5. DTwP-Hep B Quadrivalent Vaccine

  6. Pentavalent Vaccine Based on DTwP (Liquid-Freeze Dried) (DTwP-Hep B+Hib)

  7. Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) Vaccine

  8. Emergency Reserve Inactivated H1N1 Influenza Vaccine

  9. Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (CW)

  10. Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (AC)

  11. Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (ACWY)

  12. Rubella Vaccine

  13. Tetanus Toxoid (TT) Vaccine

  14. Typhoid Polysaccharide Vaccine

For vaccines whose development is complete and meets public health needs, the following potential candidates are considered during this biennial period:

  1. COVID-19 Vaccine

  2. Combined Vaccine for Novel OPV1, 3, and 2 Types

  3. Smallpox Vaccine

  4. Tuberculosis (TB) Vaccine

  5. Shigella Vaccine

  6. Group B Streptococcus Vaccine

  7. S19-IPV Vaccine

WHO Pre-Qualified (PQ) Vaccine Priority List for 2024-2026

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