A good take on the mask debate. Black and White is cognitively easy. A scientific life must commit to at least a serious consideration of a hundred shades of grey. The polarised discourse around face masks is hindering constructive debate bmj.com/content/386/bm…

We are recruiting for a new RA to our hku team to help our immunology program for flu and COVID! If anyone knows a great lead please share the link to them! jobs.hku.hk/en/job/527377/…

We are also recruiting for an excellent student to join for the PhD program at University of Melbourne in my group- applications are open for 2025 - anticipated for end of October closing Would be great to have you join our growing group!

study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/g… check out the application process

These are very interesting courses for anyone interested in health message/information management! openwho.org/channels/infod…

As a deadlier strain of #mpox spreads to multiple African countries, World Health Organization (WHO), Africa CDC, local governments and partners are further scaling up the response to interrupt disease transmission. But more funding and support for a comprehensive response are needed. I am considering

PRESS RELEASE: URGENT - NOTICE TO MALAYSIANS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

. World Health Organization (WHO) invites #mpox vaccine manufacturers to submit dossiers for emergency evaluation who.int/news/item/09-0…

I am convening the Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of #mpox on Wednesday 14 August 2024. The Committee will provide me with its views on whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern -- and if so, it will advise me on the temporary

🆕Recordings and presentations now available from the #Mpox research and innovation organized by World Health Organization (WHO) WHO R&D Blueprint CEPI Africa CDC NIH Thanks to all those who contributed to aligning research response with the outbreak goals Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who.int/news-room/even…

Health data is key to all the work that World Health Organization (WHO) does. We are hiring a new Data and Analytics Director: bit.ly/47evXfl We are looking for a highly experienced professional who can lead the important work of turning health data into life-saving policies. I call on the

Opening Remarks by Conference Chair Gregory A. Poland: "Amid increasing threats, the risk of vaccine hesitancy poses a significant challenge to public health efforts." #18vaccinecongress

Galit Alter Moderna presenting "Exploiting the flexibility of mRNA therapeutics for #vaccination: from a systems biology perspective" at the #18vaccinecongress 🌍

Edward Jenner Award for Kathleen Neuzil at the #18vaccinecongress ! Award lecture on ‘Vaccines as tools for health equity’.

An outstanding plenary session on influenza with an all-star panel discussion at Elsevier Vaccine #18vaccinecongress: Alyson Kelvin, Ben Cowling, Benoit Callendet Moderna, Afshin Zariri RIVM, led by Art Reingold and Florian Krammer (who also gave a fantastic talk).

🆕 World Health Organization (WHO) prequalifies the first vaccine against #mpox who.int/news/item/13-0…

The NAM-HKU Fellowship in Global Health Leadership 2025 is now open! This two-year program supports early to mid-career scholars in global health leadership, offering training at #HKUSPH & the NAM. National Academy of Medicine #HKU #fellowship #publichealth #MPH Apply💁‍♂️bit.ly/sphnam2024

New UK-REACH I-CARE study is now looking at retention of Health Care Workers ... Questionnaire 6 is NOW OPEN AND we are recruiting new participants - please take a look...

US - California gov. statement: #H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in 66 New California Dairies - "there have been a total of 402 affected dairies and several dairies are expected to have their quarantines released in the coming week" flutrackers.com/forum/forum/un…

⚠️ BREAKING: H5N1 bird flu found in second lot of raw milk sold in California, according to California Department of Public Health.