Phase 2 Randomized Bivalent RSVpreF Maternal Vaccine Trial: Final Safety, Antibody Persistence and Efficacy ✅ Just Accepted ⭐ Editor's Choice 🔗 https://bit.ly/4fzjrNi

Stay up-to-date on the COVID-19 vaccine landscape. Join the next Bartlett webinar on Wed. July 29 at 1pm ET to explore vaccine platforms, patient experience, co-administration opportunities & the latest immunological insights w/ expert faculty. Register: https://bit.ly/4eU6Ofk

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New Zealand detects first H5N1 bird flu case, starts vaccination of endangered species

New Zealand reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird found on a beach near ​the capital, Wellington, tested positive, Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said on Wednesday.

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CXCL10-driven STAT3 signaling programs pathogenic CD4+ T cell responses and limits antiviral immunity during arthritogenic alphavirus infection https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.08.730944v1

Why access to high quality health information *for everyone* is critical 👇 #healthliteracy www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The political polarization of health outcomes in the USA - Nature Human Behaviour

Using individual-level medical data and death records, this study finds that conservatives in the USA experienced worse health and higher mortality than liberals during the 2010s. No significant gaps ...

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Latest INSP SitRep #15, sees another big rise in Bubdibugyo virus-positive cases - although thes3 are only the Bunia lab numbers. I'm not sure how many labs usually contribute what proportions many to these tallies from the 3 affected DRC provinces. Echantillons=samples insp.cd/sitrep-n015-...

BREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf

Health systems modelling – WISE-Ethiopia: Workforce, Information Systems, and Supply Chain Optimization to Strengthen Primary Healthcare in Ethiopia Webinar, June 4 https://ow.ly/S8Uy50Z0S5o

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Health systems modelling – WISE-Ethiopia: Workforce, Information Systems, and Supply Chain Optimization to Strengthen Primary Healthcare in Ethiopia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Speakers: Atalay Mulu Fentie, BPharm, RPh, MPharm An overview of the WISE-Ethiopia project, covering its scope, progress, and key milestones. The session will also highlight ongoing work, future plans, and opportunities for collaboration, along with next steps for implementation.

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Key human defenses against pathogens were forged billions of years ago in microbial battles with viruses. Learn more this week in Science: https://scim.ag/3RTyCap

( 1 / 2 ) Are you a young adult living in a small- or medium-sized city? 👀 | Bridge Research Consortium is looking for participants to join a consultation on an upcoming travelling #science exhibition about the immune system. | 💰 Receive $75 in compensation! 🗓 Apply by May 31: lnkd.in/g_vKCn38

Better understanding medicines and vaccines starts with access to the right knowledge. MedLit is developing a free, multilingual platform to support safer and more informed health decisions.

Catch up on all things 2025/2026 at the Hot Topics Session! Register now for the MAD-ID & SIDP 2026 Annual Meeting in Orlando, May 14–17 through the link in our bio!

OFID is seeking research on expanding diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic strategies to counter the impacts of AMR with a focus in low and middle income countries. Learn more and submit a proposal by June 28: https://bit.ly/3OGh1l1

Join us Friday at NOON ET for a discusion on Wastewater Surveillance. This conversation focuses on past use cases, utility & the current state of the field. Moderated by @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social w/ Nicole Fehrenbach, Jean Richards, & Abigail Paulos. Registration ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The conversation starts soon… up next at #ESCMIDGlobal2026 leading experts take the stage to explore how the drive-AMS model is strengthening #antimicrobial stewardship and #infection prevention and control in LMICs.

Based on information shared by Italian public health authorities & knowledge of the virus epidemiology, ECDC currently assesses the risk for the general population in the EU/EEA of influenza A(H9N2) related to this event as very low. More info: bit.ly/3O1bVj6

First imported human case of influenza A(H9N2) infection in the EU

A human case of avian influenza A(H9N2) infection in a returning traveller from a non-European country where the virus has previously been identified in birds, has been reported in the Lombardy region...

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Applications are open for the 7th ISRV School of Respiratory Viruses at The University of Hong Kong, #HongKong An intensive program for #EarlyCareerResearchers and postgraduates covering #influenza, coronavirus, RSV and more Apply by 30 April: buff.ly/MQ8VqlN #RespiratoryViruses

Nasopharyngeal Microbiome Composition and its Clinical Correlates in Children Hospitalized with Severe Pneumonia in East Africa ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/4tp4WzN

Prevention improves wellbeing 🌿 A 2024 Nature Medicine analysis shows that reducing infectious disease burden—through measures like vaccination, ventilation, and hygiene—has measurable benefits for population health & resilience. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Prevention #PublicHealth #VIVI

Many vaccines confer indirect, health benefits when they have been put into use both for the people who are vaccinated and for society at large. Take the HPV vaccine which has driven down rates of cancers not only in women but also in unvaccinated men. www.statnews.com/2026/03/19/v...

The indirect — and sometimes surprising — benefits of vaccines

Many vaccines confer surprising knock-on, or indirect, health benefits when they have been put into widespread use.

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It’s #FightMisinformationFriday! | To successfully counter vaccine misinformation, learn more about this Misinformer Tactic: Galileo Gambit | resource created by Science Up First | scienceupfirst.com/misinfor... #TogetherAgainstMisinformation

Misinformer Tactic: The Galileo Gambit | ScienceUpFirst

Just because you have a different opinion than everyone else, doesn’t make you right.

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Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms

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🦠 H5N1: a warning worth taking seriously Finland became the first country to vaccinate high-risk groups against #H5N1 after a major outbreak in fur farms. Human cases are still rare, but the virus is spreading widely in animals and could mutate https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03612-5

The quest to hatch a bird-flu vaccine

Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention — and political obstacles to research could hamper progress.

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🔬 Call to create junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur Focus: Infectious diseases, host-microbe interactions, vaccines Special interest: AI methodologies 📅 Deadline: Feb 9, 2026 👥 2-12 years post-PhD Apply now 📝 research.pasteur.fr/en/call/crea... #JobOpportunity #Research

Creation of new junior research groups at the Institut Pasteur - Call for applications 2026 - Research

The Institut Pasteur is launching an international call to recruit new junior research group leaders leveraging cutting-edge transdisciplinary approaches to exploring infectious diseases, host-microbe...

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🎥 Discover the Institut Pasteur Education Center! We’re excited to unveil the new presentation video of our Education Center, a space dedicated to training the next generation of scientists, health professionals, and researchers from around the world ➡️ www.pasteur.fr/en/education... @pasteur.fr

Discover the Education Center of the Institut Pasteur

YouTube video by Institut Pasteur EDUCATION

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Ireland has a real chance to stand out globally for open, people-centred research. Help amplify it. Follow and share ENGAGED. #publicengagement #openresearch

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📢 AMR World Week Webinar Announcement Join us for a special session co-hosted by the International Pediatric Association (IPA) and the World Health Organization @who.int, featuring experts from across the globe. 🔗 From Scarce to Sophisticated (bit.ly/4839l2b)

🦠 | Sii Level-3 Microbiology students are hosting a coffee afternoon tomorrow to raise funds and awareness for AMR Action UK as part of #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek. 📆 Tuesday, 18 November 🕐 12.30–4pm 🏢 SGDB Level 2 meeting room Drop in for a coffee & pastry to support AMR Action UK.

Rise in antibiotic resistance as Europe ages In La Stampa @gmknght.bsky.social explains how differences between age groups & genders are key to understanding future of drug-resistant infections.(English translation) www.lastampa.it/salute/dossi...

L’Europa invecchia, i batteri resistono: infezioni in crescita e antibiotici più deboli

Un nuovo studio su Plos Medicine che ha analizzato oltre 12 milioni di esami del sangue prevede un aumento delle infezioni del sangue resistenti agli antibioti…

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👧🏽 Since 2008, vaccination against human papillomavirus #HPV is free for girls in Denmark 🔎 Researchers looked at 16,955 cervical cell samples from 8,659 women over a 7-year study period 📉 #vaccination has reduced infections with cancerogenic HPV 16/18 types #VaccinesWork #CervicalCancer 🛟

Vaccines work: Cohort data from Denmark show real-world evidence of stable protection against HPV-related cervical cancer

In 2008, Denmark started to offer free vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) with the 4-valent HPV vaccine to teenage girls around the age of 14. New data from a cohort study presenting resul...

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World Health Organization Western Pacific Region@whowpro.bsky.social · 9mo ago

It's World #CervicalCancer Elimination Day. Cervical cancer could be the first cancer EVER in the world to be eliminated, if: 9️⃣0️⃣% of girls are vaccinated 7️⃣0️⃣% of women are screened 9️⃣0️⃣% of women with cervical cancer receive treatment