🦠 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

🔬 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

🎥 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

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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🦠 | 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...

👧🏽 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 🛟

Great #RSV learning content here 👇 #UnitedInProtection

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🔬 Do you want to better understand what #RegulatoryImpact means & how to achieve it with your IMI or IHI project? 🚀 Join us on 10 Dec at 14:00 & find out! Hear from @ema.europa.eu regulators & past projects 👉 link.europa.eu/vGdQrY #IHITransformingHealth #HealthResearch #EUResearch #RegulatoryScience

✈️ Next stop: #EPH2025 in Helsinki 🇫🇮 The Vaccine Safety Initiative joins the 18th European Public Health Conference to exchange ideas, share new science, and strengthen collaboration for prevention and health across Europe. 🌍 #VIVI #PublicHealth #GoodImmunity

Lilly Fischer war die erste Famulantin am Robert Koch-Institut. 📽️ Im Video-Interview sagt sie, warum sie sich für das RKI entschieden hat, was sie lernen konnte und was sie Famulantinnen und Famulanten empfiehlt. #ÖGD #ÖffentlicherGesundheitsdienst #Famulatur #Medizin #Forschung #RKI

💉 Insights from #ESWI2025! Osivax presented new data on OVX836 — a nucleoprotein #vaccine offering protection against #H5N1 & H7N9. 📊 It reduced lung damage, prevented severe flu & enabled dose-sparing — a promising step for #PandemicPreparedness 🌍

✈️ Next stop: #ESWI2025 in Valencia! We’re excited to join global experts in infectious disease control, antimicrobial stewardship, and vaccine innovation. Looking forward to sharing insights, forging collaborations, and advancing prevention together. #VIVI #InfectionPrevention

New WHO report finds 1 in 6 bacterial infections were resistant to antibiotic treatments. Data from over 100 countries warns that rising resistance to essential antibiotics poses a growing threat to global health. Read more 👉bit.ly/438Ta1u

The October issue of #ScienceImmunology is out! This month's cover highlights a Review that delves into brain tumor development and examines factors contributing to the immunosuppressive brain tumor microenvironment. Learn about this and more: https://scim.ag/46HgHcl

Post-COVID-19 condition in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 in autumn 2023 in the Netherlands: a prospective cohort study with pre- and post-infection data Risk of LongCovid is not noticable above background after 2023. www.sciencedirect.co... 1/6

World Mental Health Day🧠 Mental health is an essential part of our overall wellbeing, yet millions in Europe still face barriers to accessing mental health services. 46% of Europeans experienced emotional or psychosocial problems and many did not seek professional help. #MedLit

💡Fantastic news for the future of #vaccines! 👉 One-shot vaccines for HIV and COVID www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/26/1...

Quick update of Australian #flu numbers -23SEP FluA subtype A(H1N1), derived from our *last* pandemic #influenza virus, dominates. 2025=thick red dashed line/red monthly dots. The last pink dot just marks September as an incomplete month. 1,681 added daily over 5 days (8,404). <2,000/day➡️slowing

This package from @sciam.bsky.social illustrates why vaccines against RSV are important for older adults, pregnant women and anyone who is immunocompromised, like heart transplant recipient Steven Weitzen. “There's no vaccine I haven’t received,” he says. www.scientificamerican.com/report/innov...

Missed our recent webinar on the HPV FASTER strategy and its potential to speed up progress toward cervical cancer elimination? Here are the highlights from each presentation👇 IPVS members can access the full recording now on the IPVS Education Center. ➡️bit.ly/48Hj14f #HPVResearch

A study by researchers at Princeton, @pasteur.fr, and @ucsandiego.bsky.social reveals that Africa’s low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations.

🚨 Registration is OPEN for #IMARI26! Hosted by IDSA & ASM, top leaders in science, policy & industry will gather Jan 28–30 in Las Vegas for an intimate forum tackling #AMR head-on. Join us: IMARI.org/registration

Autumn Reminder: Use Medicines Wisely 🍂 As autumn sets in, we see a rise in cases of respiratory infections - and with them, an increased demand for medicines. But more medicines do not always mean better health. Read more 👇

Intranasal vaccine combining adenovirus and trimeric subunit protein provides superior immunity against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant @natbiomedeng.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In a new Unherd interview, Martin Kulldorff refused to answer whether he supports vaccine mandates. He co-authored a paper on how nonmedical exemptions can trigger outbreaks of pertussis. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

🇪🇺 Wrapping up @ESCMID #VaccinesConference in Lisbon, VIVI joined the final-day expert panel showcasing key EU projects 🌍 🔹 MedLit @medlit-erasmus.bsky.social 🔹 ImmuHubs @immuhubs.bsky.social 🔹 RIVER-EU/ @seki-eu.bsky.social Together, we advance vaccine access, education & literacy across Europe.

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Immunology affects everyone. Join our new PPI Network to bring your voice into research & policy. No science background needed – just passion & lived experience. Applications close in 1 week. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3Jz7cT6

Last week, we welcomed a delegation from the ASEAN Centre for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (#ACPHEED). ACPHEED is currently being established and will serve as a regional hub to strengthen capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to the threat of infectious diseases.

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Empowering Europe’s healthcare workforce! 💡 SEKI offers free, up-to-date resources for vaccine training and immunization knowledge. Whether you’re a nurse, physician, or medical student, boost your expertise with us today. #Vaccines #HealthcareEducation

Our Education Newsletter is out now! Packed with opportunities and inspiration for early-career researchers and beyond: upcoming postgraduate courses, new scientific papers, a webinar recording you may have missed, & more resources to boost your knowledge 👉 mailchi.mp/ecraid/ecrai...

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Zeaxanthin augments CD8+ effector T cell function and immunotherapy efficacy @cp-cellrepmed.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell-reports... great work involving exceptional immigrant scientists funded by #NCI

🦠 Antimicrobial resistance is a growing challenge. Use antibiotics only when prescribed by a healthcare professional. Smart choices today = effective medicines tomorrow. #AntibioticStewardship #StayHealthy

As the Amgen Scholars Program 2025 at the Institut Pasteur comes to an end, we asked our Scholars to describe this unique journey in 1 word 🎥Watch the video & discover their answers! 👉This international program empowers undergrad students to explore life sciences through a full summer of research

Today's Paper of the Day is: What do we know about micronutrients in critically ill patients? A narrative review https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/paper-of-the-day Join us to read 1 paper per day and stay up-to-date as we cover the spectrum of critical care across 2025

Indeed! The #MedLit #learning platform will help patients, carers and parents to stay healthy. 👉 Sometimes, especially when it comes to antibiotics, less is more! Stay tuned at: medliteracy.eu 🔆

Polio. Diphtheria. Meningitis. Whooping cough. All still circulate and can be devastating. Fortunately, they are preventable! #GetImmunized | Vaccine Ambassadors & Immunize Canada immunize.ca/sites/default/f... #DontLetHistoryRepeatItself #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives #NIAM2025

Morning ☀️. Some words to start the day. “We are not the enemy. We are your neighbors.” After the CDC shooting, a health communicator’s message is simple: choose humanity over hate. CDC family: Our humanity is stronger than the hate that tries to erase it. We are healing, but we are still here.

Science matters for America’s health. It matters for health of the whole world www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

A paper in Nature Neuroscience suggests that the brain detects when a potential source of infection enters the immediate surroundings and prepares the body’s immune defenses. This may occur even before physical contact is made, in a virtual reality environment. go.nature.com/45cCSF7 #medsky 🧪

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apnews.com/article/vacc... 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates

The MedLit project team met in sunny Limassol, Cyprus, for our first in-person partners meeting! 🇨🇾☀️ Over two productive days, we aligned on our goals to improve health literacy and medication safety across Europe. #MedLit #HealthLiteracy #MedicationLiteracy #SafeMedication #HealthForAll