Biostatistics.
The board also holds a position for a lay person (non-healthcare professional) to represent consumer interests.
The purpose of the board is to provide expert advice on the safety of COVID-19 vaccine(s) during the national roll-out. It is intended that the board will provide advice to the Centre for Adverse Reactions Monitoring (CARM), Medsafe, the COVID-19 immunisation programme, and Ministry of Health on:
the interpretation of the information;
the significance of the information in relation to the risk-benefit profile of the vaccine;
whether an issue needs referral to the Medicines Adverse Reactions Committee for advice or to Medsafe for consideration of possible regulatory intervention; and