Ongoing peer-reviewed evidence supports the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza during the 2025–2026 season. https://t.co/rM4vhj6iEG

If you’re pregnant, you’re eligible for flu, RSV and whooping cough vaccines. Speak to your midwife, GP practice or pharmacist about vaccinations. 👩‍⚕️💬🤰 Visit https://t.co/FrRmEL9StD for more details.

Almost 250 people have been admitted to hospital with influenza in England this week, with officials warning that the flu season has started “unusually early” as they urge people to get vaccinated https://t.co/jZAVkvFBht

This letter was not published in the Times Sir, The European Study of Prostate Cancer Screening after 23 years follow up, demonstrated an excess of 27/1000 prostate cancers in the screened group compared with the untested controls. Mortality from prostate cancer was 1.4% in the

Masood Khan from Peshawar, Pakistan, is a polio survivor and now a vaccinator. Watch his inspiring story on #WorldPolioDay. Let's step up funding for #polio. It’s not time to quit. It’s time to recommit. #EndPolio

Moderna Scraps CMV Vaccine After Phase III Fail …..questions over future vaccines https://t.co/QvieQvGkZN

Not to be missed! Our next #globalimmuno talk, today Wednesday, October 15th at 9am PST, noon EST, 4pm GMT by Dr. Wendy Barclay Title: “How do Influenza viruses cross species barrier to cause pandemics?” ZOOM LINK: https://t.co/NLHvXAmaNq LIVE ON YOUTUBE:

Fantastic Immonotalk from the brilliant virologist WendyBarclay. Gripping account of how flu viruses adapt and find new hosts, jumping from animals to humans://youtube.com/post/UgkxNbhq5YWVZUankM9y3tAXHU2niype8PFO?si=FNY5_W-ZYGg9Tgy-

The DfE have published guidance on reducing the spread of illness this Winter. Much of it focusses on things like handwashing & catching sneezes which WON’T stop airborne illnesses spreading. BUT I’m pleased to see a whole section on VENTILATION, CO2 MONITORING & AIR FILTERS.

Our Vice-Chancellor @evelynwelch2013 joined the UK’s largest trade mission to India with @Keir_Starmer She reflected: “India is a key partner in global higher education. The visit strengthened ties and reaffirmed our commitment to collaboration.” Learn more on our News webpage

Professor Graham Cooke, NIHR Senior Investigator and Vice-Dean for research in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial University speaks on the launch of the new Translational Research Collaboration (TRC) in Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance. Find out more about the TRC:

The RSV Awareness Week 2025 is approaching and will take place this year from 3 - 7 November! It will be a week for (future) parents and older adults. Keep an eye on our social media! #RSV #awarenessweek #rsvpatientnetwork #SharetobeRSVaware

Covid-19 has been rising steadily for months now, with test positivity reaching close to previous seasons peaks The trend is very different to previous seasons, with a very slow incline, so hard to know when it will turn the corner But not all ages are equal 2/

“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination” https://t.co/KTiq8XQQgI

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to three scientists for discovering a class of immune cells that help to prevent the body from attacking its own tissues https://t.co/ftoijukOAN

T-regs for the win! Love to see immunologists win the Nobel prize. The discovery of Foxp3 expressing T-regulatory cells has transformed our understanding of how the immune system does not attack itself. It used to be thought that the thymus was the gate keeper. in the late

Plenary at #BSI25: Challenging humans: infections, vaccines & allergens Speakers: Prof Chris Chiu, Prof Isabelle Meyts and Prof Gabriel Victora. Recent advances in human genetics & challenge studies are transforming how we study immunity. Learn more: https://t.co/JgVTSgNsv9

If you’re a healthcare worker, you could catch and spread flu to vulnerable patients. Protect yourself, your patients, and your colleagues this winter. Get your flu vaccination as soon as you’re offered it.

So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth. The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025.

🗣️"Nobody's pretending this is easy, but if we lose this workforce it will be bad for UK research & bad for the nation's future health" Prof Rosalind Smyth CBE FMedSci interviewed by @ResProfNews about the clinical academics statement launched this week 🔗