Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) of COVID-19 and Influenza – Tender Specifications OJ/2021/DPR/12924  DL 4.3.3. Draft  manuscripts  The contractor shall draft scientific manuscripts to be submitted to peer-reviewed  biomedical journals for open access. The topics of manuscripts will be agreed with  ECDC during the monthly conference calls. Manuscripts shall be approved by ECDC  prior to submission.  Once or twice per  year  Word  DL 4.3.4. Scientific  materials for outputs  on the content of the  lot  The contractor will prepare presentations or brief summaries upon request of ECDC  on topics relevant to the ECDC Hospital network. Each deliverable foresees up to  three presentations (approximately 15 slides) and two brief summarises (two pages  each).  Every three months  Word – ECDC  Template;  PowerPoint  Task 4: Training and capacity building  Capacity building is considered an essential part of this lot. The contractor shall ensure that by the end of the project all sites will build enough capacity to  be able to independently implement the protocols, validate data and contribute to the lot activities and aims. Deliverable (DL)  Description  Estimated  frequency/ Volume  File / form at type  DL 4.4.1. Site-specific  training/visit Training/Site visit performed (up to 6 hours) with restricted group of study site  contact persons (10-15 individuals), depending on topic (such as first-time  application of protocol or quality control once the protocol is applied) and as agreed  with ECDC. Training/site visit aims to ensure that site personnel will have sufficient  skills and knowledge of study protocol, procedures, data collection, management,  and analyses to run the study independently.  The deliverable includes presentations, minutes, actions points, feedback from  participants, recommendations and plans on how to implement the  recommendations.  Twice a year  Word;  Power Point DL 4.4.2. Training  workshops for study  sites / information  sharing workshop The contractor will propose to ECDC the topics to be covered at least four weeks  before the training. The contractor will either deliver the training or will facilitate  the workshop and organized the delivery of the study sites presentations, in close  collaboration with the study sites. The training is to be addressed to study sites to  ensure site personnel will have sufficient skills and knowledge of study protocol.  The training will facilitate the sharing of information which could help other study  Once a year  Video / telephone  conference  Word;  Power Point 