Did you see our Director Prof Tom Solomon CBE on BBC Breakfast this morning?

Great to discuss the Covid-19 Inquiry on BBC Breakfast this morning along with Debbie Lewis of covid19FamiliesUK and Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Watch it in full from 28 mins in, here: bbc.co.uk//iplayer/episo… #covid19inquiry #covid19

🧵/1 Watch the Inquiry Chair, Baroness Hallett, introduce the first of the Inquiry’s reports: Resilience and Preparedness. "Unless the lessons are learned and fundamental change is implemented, the human and financial cost and sacrifice of the pandemic will have been in vain."

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has published its first report on Resilience & Preparedness. The link to the full report is below, and you can hear from our Director Prof Tom Solomon CBE on BBC Breakfast this morning: Report: covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/ Interview (28mins): tinyurl.com/39x4avu9

"We can stop the next pandemic, but only if we act now." |✍️New op-ed by Richard Hatchett and Mario Moreira. Covid-19 gave us the head start we will need when the next threat emerges. We cannot let our guard down – inaction will cost lives, they write. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Really glad to say our spatial model of HPAI (hi path avian influenza) in Europe is now preprinted! Tremendous effort from Negative biJoemial distribution and Dr Sarah Hayes to understand which host ecology factors drive bird flu presence, where, and when. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… 🧵1/5

Congratulations to TPI Director Professor Tom Solomon on his election as RCP Academic Vice-President, effective tomorrow.

Apply for this PSI-based role before 8 August 👇

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Emerging Threats Funding Call – #Oropouche Virus: Alongside HPRU EZI we are launching a £300,000 funding call for research on Oropouche virus (OROV) to address critical research gaps in knowledge. Find out more and apply: thepandemicinstitute.org/collaborate/fu…

NEWS | The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the highest level of alert for #Mpox. University of Liverpool's Prof Tom Solomon & Director of The Pandemic Institute outlines some of the work being done by researchers at University of Liverpool, the Pandemic Institute & LSTM to tackle the virus⬇️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/08/16/mpo…

Find out about our £300,000 research funding call on #Oropouche virus (OROV), in partnership with HPRU EZI. The funding is to address critical research gaps in knowledge. Find out more and apply: thepandemicinstitute.org/collaborate/fu… Deadline 05th Sept 2024

We are excited to be working with Pharma Latch, a company created to transform how to deliver injectables such as vaccines. Staff & researchers from across The Pandemic Institute partnership travelled to Dublin to sign an MoU. Read more here: tinyurl.com/4292p6a9

Applications for Chevening Scholarships for September 2025 are now open. Each year, Chevening selects over 1,200 top scholars from 140+ countries. Learn more: lstm.ac/Chevening

Our researchers, with Oxford Population Health (OxPop), have found that preventive vaccinations against Lassa fever in West Africa could help avoid the next #pandemic 💉 Read more >> news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/08/28/pre… 📸 credit: CEPI

There is just a week to go until the closing date for the £300,000 Oropouche Virus (OROV) funding call from The Pandemic Institute and HPRU EZI Full call documentation and link to the application form can be found on the link below: thepandemicinstitute.org/collaborate/fu… #Oropouche #OROV

The deadline for applying for our #Oropouche funding call is this Friday, 5th September.

Had a great conversation on #PandemicPreparedness in this latest episode of Royal College of Physicians podcast talking about what we’re doing at The Pandemic Institute and through the UK Pandemic Sciences Network to ensure we’re equipped for future threats. How ready are we? Tune in! 👇

As we continue to support international efforts to control the spread of #mpox, the UK has purchased over 150,000 doses of vaccine to boost the UK’s resilience & prepare for any cases of clade I mpox that may enter the country. More info ▶ gov.uk/government/new…

We're looking forward to the Journal of General Virology Roadshow coming to Liverpool on 8th October. Registration is £50 and abstract submission ends on the 24th Sept.