Cohen, Cheryl http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-2302
Kleynhans, Jackie http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7081-6273
Moyes, Jocelyn
McMorrow, Meredith L.
Treurnicht, Florette K.
Hellferscee, Orienka http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9246-8927
Wolter, Nicole http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9526-0133
Martinson, Neil A.
Kahn, Kathleen http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3339-3931
Lebina, Limakatso
Mothlaoleng, Katlego
Wafawanaka, Floidy
Gómez-Olivé, Francesc Xavier http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4876-0848
Mkhencele, Thulisa
Mathunjwa, Azwifarwi
Carrim, Maimuna http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2717-5540
Mathee, Angela
Piketh, Stuart http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-879X
Language, Brigitte
von Gottberg, Anne http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0243-7455
Tempia, Stefano http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-347X
Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | CDC | National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (5U51IP000155)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1164778)
Article History
Received: 6 July 2023
Accepted: 6 December 2023
First Online: 2 January 2024
Competing interests
: C.C. has received grant support from Sanofi Pasteur, US CDC, Welcome Trust, Programme for Applied Technologies in Health (PATH), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and South African Medical Research Council (SA-MRC). A.V.G has received grant support from CDC, ASLM/Africa CDC, SA-MRC, WHO Afro, Fleming Fund, WHO, Wellcome Trust. N.W. reports receiving grants from Sanofi Pasteur, US CDC and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. N.A.M has received a grant to his institution from Pfizer to conduct research in patients with pneumonia. J.M. has received grant support from Sanofi Pasteur and PATH. M.C received the Robert Austrian Award sponsored by Pfizer as well as received funding as part of the South Africa-Pittsburgh Public Health Genomic Epidemiology (SAPPHGenE) training program and reports support for attending meetings and/or travel paid to the institution from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Other authors declare no competing interests.