📢 NEWS: Researchers from University of Oxford University of Warwick & UK Health Security Agency use NHS COVID-19 app data to quantify the impact of seasonal festivals & events like #EUROS on COVID-19 transmission. Paper in Science Magazine 👉 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… Read more 👉 psi.ox.ac.uk/news-and-opini…

Is Britain ready for the next pandemic? The score sheet is sobering. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

🗨️"I welcome the recommendations to establish new mechanisms for fast & reliable data to inform responses, and to commission ‘hibernated’ & other studies to be rapidly adapted to a new outbreak." Peter Horby responds to today's UK Covid-19 Inquiry report 👇 psi.ox.ac.uk/news-and-opini…

Overhauling pandemic plans and increasing pandemic response capacity is urgent. It is a mistake to think of it as a long-term aspiration against a theoretical risk. The risk posed by H5N1 influenza, uncertain as it is, is certainly higher than it has been for a long time.

#Job opportunity! Ethox Centre is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher in Ethics & Infectious Disease - working with Oxford-Johns Hopkins Global Health Ethics Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics Pandemic Sciences Institute . Deadline 5 Sept. Details ⬇️⬇️ ethox.ox.ac.uk/news/job-oppor… Oxford Population Health (OxPop) Oxford Ethics + Humanities TORCH Medical Humanities Hub

Join this CEPI livestream with experts including PSI's Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert: 🕞 29 July, 15:45 BRT (19:45 BST) 📺 Livestream link: bit.ly/4cE4khJ

#PandemicSciences24 was made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Thank you to Native Antigen, Roche, AstraZeneca, Barinthus Bio, BioNTech SE, SpyBiotech, LifeArc, Merck, SGS Vitrology and GSK for helping make the conference a success 👏

#Marburg virus is a highly virulent disease that is fatal in up to 88% of cases. Find out more about our new trial led by The Lambe Lab at Oxford Vaccine Group that’s developing a vaccine to protect people from this devastating disease ⬇️ psi.ox.ac.uk/news-and-opini…

Apply for this PSI-based role before 8 August 👇

Global scientific collaboration is vital in preparing for pandemic threats 🌍 77 people from low & middle-income countries shared their expertise at #PandemicSciences24 thanks to generous bursary support from Flu Lab, Gates Foundation, CEPI, LifeArc & Moderna.

📢NEWS: We've joined with Ethox Centre to support a new History of Science Museum exhibition in Oxford "A Healthy Future for All?" The exhibit explores how the innovations we saw during COVID-19 are now delivering healthcare benefits for us all. Plan your visit ⬇️ hsm.ox.ac.uk/a-healthy-futu…

#PandemicSciences24 showcased: ➡️ 112 poster presenters ➡️ 68 parallel session speakers ... all highlighting groundbreaking research and global collaboration in pandemic sciences. Thank you to all our contributors for sharing your expertise 👏

🕛 Closing soon: What are the most important clinical problems for epidemic-prone infectious diseases? Share your thoughts by 16 August to help ISARIC researchers target #diseases that require urgent attention ⬇️ isaric.org/research/resea…

PSI Public Engagement Officer Ashleigh Cheyne (Ashleigh Cheyne) will be presenting the UK perspective on community engagement during this event on public engagement for research in Pakistan👇 Join online for unique insights on public engagement in South Asia: us06web.zoom.us/j/84034001273

In nature: As early results from a clinical trial in the DRC suggest that the drug tecovirimat does not accelerate recovery for clade I #mpox, PSI's Professor Piero Olliaro says the final results could still provide hope for some groups. Read more 👇 nature.com/articles/d4158…

📢#Job opportunity! Ethox Centre are recruiting for a Post Doc in Ethics & Infectious Disease - working with Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics Pandemic Sciences Institute Oxford Population Health (OxPop) - deadline for applications 5 Sept 2024. Full details ⬇️⬇️ ethox.ox.ac.uk/news/job-oppor…

Outstanding quality of short talks and posters at the #PandemicSciences24 conference 🌎 👏 Congratulations to all the award winners for the best poster and oral presentation nominations across seven topics. Looking forward to hearing more great ideas next year!

🆕World Health Organization (WHO) Dashboard showing key figures for #Mpox globally and for the African Region Surveillance, testing, sequencing, reporting & field investigations are critical for better understanding of the dynamics of the outbreaks & to guide response efforts👇 worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/mpx_global/

For 10+ years, ISARIC & World Health Organization (WHO) have been developing case report forms (CRFs) for infectious disease outbreaks. In MDPI, our researchers analyse how a data-driven approach to designing CRFs can lead to a more informed public health response ⬇️ doi.org/10.3390/epidem…