Vaccine Effectiveness, Burden and Impact Studies (VEBIS) of COVID-19 and Influenza – Tender Specifications OJ/2021/DPR/12924  DL 3.4.2. Draft  manuscript  The contractor shall draft scientific manuscripts to be submitted to peer-reviewed  biomedical journals for open access. Content of each manuscript to be agreed with  ECDC.  Scientifically sound and of quality and content ready for ECDC clearance.  Manuscripts shall be approved by ECDC prior to submission for publication.  On an annual basis  Word  DL 3.4.3. Scientific  materials for outputs  on COVID-19 related  studies  The contractor will prepare presentations or brief summaries upon request of ECDC  on topics relevant to the activities related to the lot. Each deliverable foresees up to  three presentations (approximately 15 slides) and two brief summarises (two pages  each)  Every three months  Word; PowerPoint  Task 5: Training and capacity building  Capacity building is considered an essential part of this study. The contractor shall ensure that all countries will build enough capacity to be able to  independently carry out the studies carried out during the course of the project.  Deliverable (DL)  Description  Estimated  frequency/ Volume  File / form at type  DL 3.5.1. Country  training/visit  Training/Site visit performed (up to 6 hours) with restricted group of countries (7-28  countries), 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 national-level 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  Video / telephone  conference  Word;  Power Point DL 3.5.2. Training  workshops for long- term care facilities/  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 presentations, in close collaboration  with national-level personnel. The training is to be addressed to long-term care  facility and (sub-)national-level personnel, to ensure that they will have sufficient  Once a year  Video / telephone  conference  Word; 