Highlights from #ESCAIDE2025, including a wonderful talk from #ThisPodcastWillKillYou on science communication in a time of misinformation & disinformation.

Vaccination uptake in the USA has been dropping since 2019, with some areas reporting uptake rates of less than 80% for MMR. Coincidentally, the USA is also seeing its highest number of measles cases since 1992 after 20 yrs of measle free status. 92% of cases have been unvaccinated/unknown status.

Incredibly grateful to the team at ESCAIDE for the opportunity to present our work on rodent-borne diseases in Madagascar. Thanks to the wonderful audience at our session, it's been fantastic hearing everyone's insights and about their research!

#ECDC Director - Dr Pamela Rendi-Wagner opening #ESCAIDE2025: “We see how mis and disinformation is spreading faster than any virus. Trust in public institutions is weakening. We need to ensure public health interventions remain evidence-based.” #ESCAIDE

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season. TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible. christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...