All I want for Christmas is for the Pasteur Act to pass. #WAAW2022 "If the Pasteur Act can’t get through by then, it will need to be reintroduced in January. But that session will be focused on the 2024 election" wired.com/story/the-6-bi…

We’re funding Biovac and International Vaccine Institute (IVI) to manufacture an oral #cholera vaccine in South Africa. Here’s why this matters ⤵️ [1/5]

Too many children fleeing domestic abuse face a Christmas with no presents. You can help – buy a teddy bear now.

I'm supporting Wellcome Collection Debunking replies needed: 1. Artefacts will be redeployed, not hidden/destroyed. 2. Museum not closing, just 1 exhibit. 3. 4 exhibits free to view now: In Plain Sight, Healing Pavilion, Being Human & Objects in Stereo 4. Also, digital collections!

🚨Call for pitches!🚨 What it means to be a woman has *always* been contested. Certain experiences are overrepresented and others, largely invisible. This is a small attempt by #AsEquals to reset the balance through urgent, character-driven journalism. Please share

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For the past six months, my colleagues at Tortoise and I – in partnership with a team at Sky News – have been building a database of the financial interests flowing into Westminster. 🚨 Today, it launches. 🚨

AMAZING JOB OPPORTUNITY: We're looking for a Policy Lead to join the team at Wellcome, working on climate and health. jobs.theguardian.com/job/8454560/po… £71k, London (hybrid), deadline 1st Feb.

Do you know what your child is doing online? Are we doing enough to protect them? I’ve made this mini drama because I don’t know the answer to these questions and we urgently need to. ‘Capture’ - who’s looking after the children? youtube.com/watch?v=6UY2HO…

Very bad news for the pipeline of infectious disease therapeutics and another blow for antibiotics development. Another indicator for the market failure for antibiotics and a further blow to the sustainability of the R&D pipeline. How bad does the crisis of #AMR need to get?

The Mosaic site is being shut down this weekend. mosaicscience.com 1. Writers—go grab your pieces before they disappear. 2. Readers—if you like longform science writing, go have a read. It's great. 3. Publishers—why not syndicate something? All copy is CC-BY.

In Opinion What does the postapocalyptic thriller “The Last of Us” get right? Fungi pose a bigger health risk on a warming planet, writes Dr. Neil Vora, the pandemic prevention fellow at Conservation International. nyti.ms/3Zz5Rhx

Every word of this manifesto from British Youth Council and The Body Shop UK - especially re lowering the voting age, political education in schools, tackling misinformation, and getting rid of the Voter ID changes aimed at deterring the young thebodyshop.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/UK-2…

NEW: Malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford receives regulatory clearance for use in Ghana 🇬🇭. The vaccine will be manufactured by SerumInstituteIndia using Novavax's adjuvant technology. Today marks the vaccine's first regulatory clearance for use in any country.

This is an incredible milestone for the #malaria vaccine. It is amazing to see Ghana leading the way for others and driving forward regulation on this vaccine before high-income countries. bbc.co.uk/news/health-65…

“In god I trust. Everyone else must bring their data” - Oby Ezekwesili in evidence based approaches to ensure women can increase their economic power and improve health. Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders #PowerTogether2023