From the other place. Good to hear SLs surveillance teams have swung into action. It’s a terrifying time for patients and contacts waiting for those results. @profcalumsemple.bsky.social

Sierra Leone will this week become the 1st country to launch a nationwide preventive #Ebola vaccination campaign for people at the highest risk. Over 3 weeks, will deliver 20k doses of Merck’s Ervebo vaccine in a drive that will be repeated every 2-3 years. #IDSKY www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

#News: #Liverpool has announced plans to make it one of the greenest cities in the world to film in. It aims to pilot a network of ‘plug & play’ facilities across key sites, creating a unique "carbon clean" production zone. ➡️ liverpoolexpress.co.uk/ambition-to-... #ImprovingLiverpool 📽️🌍

#News: Liverpool has made climate change history, as the world's first UN ‘Accelerator City’. UN officials bestowed the honour today, in recognition of the city's pioneering work, at the start of a special #climateaction conference. More: liverpoolexpress.co.uk/liverpool-ce... #BeTheChange

My new post takes a look at the topic of “immunity debt” What does this term mean, and why has it been so controversial? What explains the weird reemergence of seasonal pathogens since the pandemic? Is Covid-19 damaging immune systems? Let’s find out! 💥 #MedSky #IDSky #PedSky 🧪

We evaluated some commercially available lateral flow antigen tests designed to detect Monkeypox virus in people with suspected Mpox disease. They are not very good, and a negative test result posses a high risk of false reassurance. doi.org/10.1101/2024... . Doing this require huge team work.

If you're in the North East, I am giving a University of Newcastle Public Lecture next Thursday, Curtis Auditorium, 530pm, on Inclusive Health, talking about how we can include disabled people.