We have been listening to great presentations at #ESCVvirtual Meeting on #COVID19 but today is also a great chance for us all to connect and share: 👉Check out the Networking Lounge now and don't forget to join us for the Networking Session at 18:05 CEST. #ClinicalVirology 💬🧠🙌

Due to an issue with Microsoft Azure we are unable to update the dashboard currently. We can confirm that: 2,621 new positive cases have been recorded on Monday 14 September, a total of 371,125. 9 new deaths have been reported, a total of 41,637

The 11th #Ebola outbreak in #DRC🇨🇩 has officially been declared over by DRC health minister Longondo Eteni! Congratulations to the government, health workers, responders & communities for this achievement while battling #COVID19!🥳 End of Ebola: bit.ly/2IBSUCn

Here I describe a brief overview of how the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna mRNA vaccines work. Taking a vaccine is one’s personal choice, and I hope this video can help someone make that decision rooted in science.

My colleagues today, never realised how noisy guinea pigs can be but good listeners 🙂 #WFH

PHE has released the underlying data behind the B.1.1.7 technical report, allowing us to see the spread of the new variant in more detail

Recent Ebola cases in Guinea linked to transmission following latent infection of between 5-7 years since original 2014-2016 Makona strain outbreak, rather than new virus spillover. Nice to see coordinated reports from separate groups on Virological virological.org/c/ebolavirus/g…

NEW research finds that vaccination with either one dose of BNT162b2 or ChAdOx1-S was associated with a significant reduction in symptomatic covid-19 in older adults, and with further protection against severe disease #BMJResearch ow.ly/mEsb50ENomM

Strong case here for single vaccine shot in those who have been infected

Analysis by Darren Lu @reddit shows how rare breakthrough infections in vaccinated people that cause symptoms are, with deaths being even rarer

People who were previously infected with the virus that causes SARS generate a powerful antibody response after being vaccinated against COVID-19. Their immune systems can fight off multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants and related coronaviruses. go.nature.com/3D1VKaX

Debunking the myths around Covid19 vaccines

The Covid-19 pandemic is set to become the deadliest disease event in American history, its death toll on the cusp of surpassing that of the 1918 Spanish flu. buff.ly/2ZgKkRp

COVID-19 is dangerous for pregnant women and their babies. The medical advice is clear: it is much safer to be vaccinated against COVID than get COVID if you are pregnant or may become pregnant. Please get vaccinated and support people you know who are pregnant to be vaccinated.

Opportunity to join the team and develop your career at MHRA. civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cgi?…

Imagine if every country's National Public Health Agency had the expertise to produce similar excellent tecnical briefings on #monkeypox as this one by UK Health Security Agency. This is just one of area the #WHOPandemicHub will focus on supporting countries to develope. gov.uk/government/pub…

Please RT. Junior Postdoc position available in my lab to develop recombinant RNA virus vaccines. Experience required in vaccinology and RNA viruses and molecular cloning.

SoGATs (Standardisation of Genome Amplification Techniques and serology) - Come and join the discussion from Wednesday 4 - Friday 6 October 2023 in London. mhrasogats.co.uk/home

On 13.10.23 VPU hosted Wellcome Trust consortium conference on COVID immuno-pathogenesis research. Attended by delegates and stakeholders from Imperial College London, MHRA-NIBSC, the University of Hong Kong and the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust. Conference dinner Fish at 55.