This MOOC describes the successes of vaccination in preventing diseases, as well as the remaining challenges in regard of persisting epidemics and new pandemics.
Duration: 9 weeks
Effort: 19 hours
Pace: ~2 hours/week
Languages: English and french
How has vaccinology evolved in recent years?
What are the different steps in vaccine development?
How vaccines can be made accessible to the population worldwide?
If you are interested in these questions è sign up here for the MOOC “Vaccinology” that starts in May 2026 !
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
– Summarize the basics of vaccinology.
– Define vaccine design and the clinical steps required to develop a vaccine.
– Describe recent vaccines that have been developed.
– Discuss how to improve vaccine coverage for available vaccines.
– Explain the challenges ahead learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some useful additional information:
– The MOOC will be broadcasted from May 5th, 2026.
– Approximately 10 minutes long videos recorded in English, with French and English subtitles.
– Registration is free to get access to the videos, quizzes and discussions. Once registered, you can follow it at your own pace and still watch the videos after the end of the broadcasting.
– You can subscribe to an optional payable online exam to obtain a certificate after successful completion of the exam (taking place at the end of June 2026). This course is also part of the Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP).
è More details and the registration link here.
How has vaccinology evolved in recent years?
What are the different steps in vaccine development?
How vaccines can be made accessible to the population worldwide?
If you are interested in these questions sign up here for the MOOC “Vaccinology” that starts in May 2026 !
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
– Summarize the basics of vaccinology.
– Define vaccine design and the clinical steps required to develop a vaccine.
– Describe recent vaccines that have been developed.
– Discuss how to improve vaccine coverage for available vaccines.
– Explain the challenges ahead learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some useful additional information:
– The MOOC will be broadcasted from May 5th, 2026.
– Approximately 10 minutes long videos recorded in English, with French and English subtitles.
– Registration is free to get access to the videos, quizzes and discussions. Once registered, you can follow it at your own pace and still watch the videos after the end of the broadcasting.
– You can subscribe to an optional payable online exam to obtain a certificate after successful completion of the exam (taking place at the end of June 2026). This course is also part of the Institut Pasteur Online Diploma of Infectious Diseases (DNM2IP).