In a cluster-randomized trial in Vietnam, a two-dose PCV10 vaccination schedule was not inferior to the routine three-dose schedule in preventing vaccine serotype carriage in infants and toddlers. Full trial results: nej.md/3Zkg2JQ

Billy Quilty Oliver Johnson Nature have done this - it's an interesting write-up nature.com/articles/d4158…

Billy Quilty I stopped paying attention to iSAGE after they compared UK JCVI (whom I thought were generally superb) to anti-vaxxers. Also, while their article says they didn't advocate for "extreme policies" like zero covid, some of them did, even in late Jan 2021. theguardian.com/world/commenti…

💉 New study in Vietnam highlights how fewer doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could still provide similar benefits This could be a significant cost-saver, improving PCV access for low- and- middle income countries Read more ⬇️ lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…

This is the best illustration of the obscene wealth of Elon Musk that I’ve seen. Look how much rice he’s got! We don’t have to organise our world like this.

5 days left to apply for a PhD integrating behavioural data in infectious disease modelling using AI at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin with me and Prof Stefan Flasche!