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9th Influenza Conference 2023
Scientific highlights of the 9th ESWI Influenza Conference
With promising developments in the field of respiratory viral infections, the conference sessions covered hot topics on seasonal, pandemic, and zoonotic influenza viruses, as well as other respiratory viruses such as RSV and SARS-CoV-2.
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WHO Europe launches the first Pan-European Network for Disease Control
Hosted by UKHSA and initially chaired by Dame Jenny Harries, the new Network will strengthen disease surveillance and outbreak response across the European Region
Host-microbe multiomic profiling reveals age-dependent immune dysregulation associated with COVID-19 immunopathology
It is well-established that older adults are at increased risk of severe and fatal COVID-19, but the mechanisms underlying this susceptibility are not entirely clear.
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Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines to prevent long COVID: data from Norway
tudy using data from more than 20 million participants has shown that COVID-19 vaccines consistently prevent long COVID symptoms in adults
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Health emergency response governance in the EU after the COVID-19 pandemic
More than four years on since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, this paper provides an assessment of reforms implemented at EU level to enhance the EU’s preparedness and response to future health threats.
Time for Top Leaders to Join Pandemic Negotiations
Two final – and likely sleepless – weeks of negotiation on the pandemic agreement began on Monday 18 March, and negotiators have been urged to bring in their principals to ensure speed up decision-making.
COVID-19 Shows Why the World Needs a Pandemic Agreement
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on how we must prepare now to counter the threat of a future pandemic.
Overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic together and building a Health Union
In 2020, the world was hit by the worst pandemic of our generation. At the heart of the European Commission’s response to COVID-19 were cooperation and solidarity.
Perception of government performance during COVID-19 not linked to death rate.
People living in the United States are more likely to report that their government handled the COVID-19 pandemic ‘well’ than any other G7 nation despite having the highest death rate, according to a new report from the Global Listening Project.
WHO Information Network for Epidemics update on COVID-19
Latest information about circulation, impact and what is needed to prevent infections, severe disease, post-COVID-19 condition and deaths.
Is it bad, is it good, or is IgG4 just misunderstood?
Repeated doses of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 result in increased proportions of anti-spike antibodies of the IgG4 subclass.
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Omicron BA.2 breakthrough infection elicits CD8+ T cell responses recognizing the spike of later Omicron subvariants
Recent studies have suggested that memory T cells play a critical role in protecting individuals immunized with SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against variants
