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On this day in 1980, the world was declared free of smallpox – the only infectious disease to have been eradicated – thanks to vaccines. #VaccinesWork bit.ly/3HPLsyQ

The inevitable introduction of vector-borne infections into new habitats as climate change continues. Previously unthreatened countries with now susceptible populations become a fertile hunting ground for viruses. Could we see mass vaccination programs for #YellowFever in Europe?

And here it is! My report on the WHO/MPP mRNA Tech Transfer meeting in Cape Town recently. By the good offices of @onisillos and The Lancet Microbe 😁 thelancet.com/journals/lanmi…

OK, THIS is the version of our Virology Africa 2024 (15-18 April 2024) "Keep The Date" flyer with the CORRECT email on it! Please retweet: we have bursaries to cover travel and living expenses for African emerging researchers and students!!

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In Ontario, as above, an issue was identified with the Moderna vaccine in young men, especially when given in the recommended 4 week interval. Spacing these doses out and switching to Pfizer mitigated this issue. Now that we have protein subunit vaccines like Novavax, this

#Cervicalcancer kills one woman every two minutes – in 2020 342,000 lost their lives to it. The good news is that there is an incredibly effective vaccine that can prevent up to 90% of all cervical cancer cases: bit.ly/474ohf8 #VaccinesWork

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing threat that is already associated with 4.95 million deaths every year. New modelling suggests vaccines could prevent half a million deaths linked to #AMR each year: bit.ly/3rWQHaP

My hero for the day Kyomukama Flavia. She wants every woman to screen for cervical cancer Ministry of Health- Uganda Ainebyoona Emmanuel World Health Organization (WHO) U.S. Mission Uganda Government of Uganda She watched cancer kill her mother. Now Flavia Kyomukama is on a mission to save lives gavi.org/vaccineswork/s… via Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

#Anthrax prevention is centered around treatment and vaccination of livestock, which has mostly been discontinued in countries in West Africa now witnessing an outbreak. What are the urgent next steps required to contain this escalating threat? bit.ly/45ork0k

300,000+ women die from cervical cancer every year. Friday's Day for Action for Cervical Cancer Elimination aims to raise awareness of the importance of access to screening, vaccination & treatment to end this preventable disease. who.int/campaigns/cerv…

#VirAf24 Great new development in African Virology: Marietjie Venter of Univ Witwatersrand announces an initiative to establish a Southern African Society for Virology, under FIDDSA. This will be for all virologists, and will hold Virology Africa conferences every two years. 😁

"We don’t want to die young. We had been expecting the vaccine, and we are very happy to finally get it." – Balkis Muftau, aged 12. Read how Nigeria’s #HPV campaign - and its aim to protect 16 million girls against #HPV by 2025 - is changing lives: gavi.org/vaccineswork/k…

nytimes.com/2024/08/23/hea… via The New York Times

Twitter: What is Disease X? A potential future pandemic that reminds us of the importance of vigilance. Learn how South Africa’s NICD, under Dr. Schoub, prepares for such threats in Fighting an Invisible Enemy. #DiseaseX #GlobalHealth

Globally, a woman dies of cervical cancer every 2 minutes. Africa accounts for 23% of the deaths. I must reiterate what we all know: we can completely prevent cervical cancer through vaccination & screening. The major barriers are cost & access.

And where are the COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa?

Congratulations to Prof Ed Rybicki on being elected as a Fellow of the International Society for Vaccines & joining the ISV Board 2024–2026 term! 👏 This well-deserved honor recognizes his contributions to vaccine biotechnology & infectious disease research. 🏆 #IDMExcellence

A study co-authored by UCT' Prof Linda-Gail Bekker warns that withdrawing PEPFAR support from South Africa without a proper transition could lead to an estimated 601 000 HIV-related deaths and 501 000 new infections in 10 years: bit.ly/4hMHndU.

WFP has fully depleted its food stocks in #Gaza. Today, the last supplies were delivered to hot meal kitchens — Gaza’s only steady source of food for weeks. These kitchens will run out of ingredients in the coming days. Read full statement.🔗ow.ly/ja3j50VHH5N