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Today, our Chair-Elect Prof. Raposo joined the @eswinfluenza.bsky.social event on Respiratory Infections & #NCDs to discuss the link between #diabetes & respiratory infections. Thanks to ESWI and IDC Chairs Marco Goeijenbier, Tor Biering-Sørensen & Kirsty Short & all experts for the great exchange.

Bridging the Gap: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Respiratory Infections and NCDs | ESWI We are delighted to let you know that the Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC) has been relaunched with a broadened mission and scope. We are kicking off th...

📅 A Week Left!

IDC Community Kickoff Webinar — March 5th

With Marco Goeijenbier, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Kirsty Short + expert speakers on respiratory infections & NCDs.

✅ No registration: eswi.org/idc-kickoff

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#NCDs #IDC #ESWI #IDCNCDs

📩 The #ESWI #Fluzine for #February is live!
💻 #IDC Kick-off | 5 Mar, Online — respiratory viruses & #NCDs
📅 ESWI Summit | 11 Jun, Brussels — vaccines & immunisation policy
🎥 #ESWI2025 Science Policy sessions now available
📍 Explore our #ESWIEducationHub
🔗 mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

📅 2 weeks to go! The IDC Community Kickoff Webinar is on March 5th

🥼We're exploring the link between respiratory infections & NCDs — with expert speakers on policy, research & patient perspectives.

No registration needed 👉 eswi.org/idc-kickoff

#RSV #IDCNCDs #ESWI

📢 ESWI2025 Policy Sessions recordings now available! Access recordings, report, Viral Times & Abstract Book at eswi.org/activities/c...

#ESWI2025 #Influenza #Research #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy
#RSV #SciencesPolicyInterface #SPI

🚀 Join the IDC kickoff webinar March 5th!

🥼With Chairs Marco Goeijenbier, Tor Biering-Sørensen and Kirsty Short + expert speakers exploring respiratory infections & NCDs

✅No registration: eswi.org/idc-kickoff

🔗More on the program here : eswi.org/activities/w...

#NCD #IDC #ESWI

viroLOGICAL Florian Krammer is a virologist and vaccine developer. In his podcast viroLOGICAL he will talk about viruses on a weekly basis – from historical pandemics to current developments. A Podcastwerkstatt O...

🎙️ viroLOGICAL Podcast Now in English!

#ESWI member @florian_krammer has launched the English version of his #virology #podcasts

Latest episode on all platforms !

Podigee: virological.podigee.io
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2LxUpju...
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🌟 Save the Date! 🌟

Bridging the Gap: Respiratory Infections & NCDs

📅 Kickoff Webinar: 5 March

Join IDC Chairs @goeijenbier, @TorBiering & Kirsty Short to explore how respiratory viruses intersect with chronic diseases

#IDCNDC #ESWI

🔔🆕#ESWI #H5N1 Spotlight Bulletin is out!🔔
🔛Explore the latest recommendations, scientific articles, institutional statements, and more on #H5N1: mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...
📚Visit #ESWIEducationHub for all the details : eswi.org/education-hub

Call for Action: Life Course Immunisation Strategy | ESWI A Seamless Approach to Protection Across All Ages and Risk Groups

📢 Update: Our Call for Action on Life Course Immunisation is now supported by two new members:

🔹Adult Immunization Board
🔹European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing

Stronger voices, greater impact !

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#LifeCourseImmunisation #Vaccines #PublicHealth

Call for Action: Life Course Immunisation Strategy | ESWI A Seamless Approach to Protection Across All Ages and Risk Groups

📢 Call to Action: Life Course Immunisation in Europe! ESWI & partners urge EU decision-makers to adopt a whole-life vaccination strategy.
❤️‍🩹Protect all Europeans, from infants to older adults.
💵 €1 → €13 return
💡 RSV, Flu, COVID-19 & more.
more: eswi.org/education-hu...

📣 ESWI has created an Influenza Starter Pack on Bluesky
It brings together trusted public health organisations, epidemiologists, and influenza-focused experts

Follow all in one click or share with your network 🤝

👉 go.bsky.app/HuMRYtw

📩 The #ESWI #Fluzine Newsletter for #January is live!
📢 #CallForAction: adopt a comprehensive Life Course Immunisation Strategy
📃 ESWI members’ scientific contributions
📅 #RespiratoryVirusSummit date announcement
📍 Explore our #ESWIEducationHub
🔗 mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

🫁 The European Commission has designated a new EU Reference Lab for respiratory viruses, boosting EU health preparedness amid high virus circulation
📚 More on this topic in the next #FluZine
🔗For now check our December edition: mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

#Influenza #ESWI #RSV

📩 The #ESWI #Fluzine #December Newsletter is LIVE!
🎙️ 2 new podcasts hosted by Dr Jane Barratt
📃 Articles on ESWI events
🥼 Meet our New Associate Member & Early Career Scientists Ambassador
📍Explore #Influenza & #RespiratoryViruses #ESWIEducationHub
🔗 mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

ESWI attended the #HealthUnionFellowship 🇪🇺
Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi: "Health matters to all of us. We need to know more and do more no matter where we live." 🩺
Key takeaways: New Biotech Act 🧬 & empowering next-gen EU health leaders 🌟 #EUHealth #PublicHealth #ESWI

At #EHS2025, ESWI Vice-Chair Ab Osterhaus :
“We didn’t expect the last pandemic — and we won’t predict the next. Europe must build sustainable, coordinated systems.”
From H5N1 to future threats, surveillance and unity matter.
#ESWI #Influenza #OneHealth

🔴Live #EHS2025 💫 #ESWI is delighted to join the dialogue on #innovation #competitiveness #preparedness 🫂 We echo words of @hadjalahbib.bsky.social Being prepared is not the job of institutions alone. It is our shared responsibility, from Member States & citizens to scientists & industry.

🔔 🆕#ESWI #H5N1 Spotlight Bulletin is out! 🔔
🔛 Explore the latest recommendations, scientific articles, institutional statements, and more on hashtag
#H5N1 ➡️
mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...
📚 Visit #ESWIEducationHub for all the details!
eswi.org/education-hub

📩 #ESWI November #Fluzine is LIVE!
✅ #ESWI2025 highlights & pictures
🎙️ IDC → Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections & NCDs
📜 Read the Steering Group on Prevention of Respiratory Infections manifesto
📍 Explore #ESWIEducationHub: mailchi.mp/eswi/fluzine...

📣 Heidi Larson Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project shares an important reminder: we need a much broader range of public voices involved in communicating about vaccination.🎧 Dive deeper shorturl.at/kQqKKT
#ESWIAirborne #ESWIEducationHub

#RTI2026
🚨Extended Abstract Submission Deadline – 1 December 2025🚨

Share your latest findings by taking part in the Rising Star program or apply to be an Oral or Poster Presenter.

Be part of the global conversation on respiratory infections!

Submit here: rti-forum.org/2026/?page_i...

💡 Ted van Essen & Sue Saville raised a crucial question: Can chatbots and AI help ensure people receive clear, reliable answers to their health concerns? 🎧 Explore this discussion in the bonus episode of #ESWIAirborne: shorturl.at/kQqKKT

#ESWIEducationHub #COVID19 #Influenza #flu #RSV #hMPV

Europe-wide monitoring for antimicrobial resistance in surface waters can help improve data on health risks Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to better protect public health, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) study published today, which identifies priorities for setting ...

🌍 World AMR Awareness Week📅
#AMR threatens our ability to prevent and treat infectious diseases, affecting preparedness and the clinical management of respiratory infections
Read more: www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
Featured in this month’s Fluzine—stay tuned !
#WAAW2025 #AMR #ESWI

Spotlight on the burden of flu for people living with diabetes | ESWI Why are people with diabetes more at risk from flu? What are the options for reducing the risk? What are the challenges and solutions to increase awareness across health care professionals, researcher...

💙 It’s #WorldDiabetesDay!
People living with diabetes face higher risks from #influenza
🎧 Listen to our podcast episode “Spotlight on the burden of flu for people living with diabetes” to learn more: eswi.org/activities/p...
More content on this topic coming soon!
#PublicHealth

Intervention Strategies: Bonus Episode - Busting myths and restoring trust in vaccines | ESWI What are the causes for the steady and at times dramatic decline in vaccine confidence seen since the mid-90’s across certain age-groups and communities? Why has the public discourse changed?

📣 Heidi Larson, Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, highlights a crucial insight: health professionals are among the most trusted voices when it comes to vaccines, but we need to mobilise a broader network of voices! 🎧 Dive deeper: #ESWIAirbornehttps://shorturl.at/D99wL

#ESWIEducationHub

International acute respiratory virus experts gather for the 10th ESWI Conference in Valencia despite global pressures on health systems | ESWI Close to 700 leading scientists, public health experts, policymakers and industry representatives gathered for four days to discuss the latest advances in influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and hMPV.

#ESWI2025 Conference Daily: Closing the week, celebrating progress!
🆕 Read #ESWI2025 press note ➡️
eswi.org/activities/c...
📽️ Watch the Day 4️⃣ recap video ➡️ eswiconference.org/recap4#artic...
📰 #ESWIViralTimes Headline #ECaS #ESWI2025 ➡️ eswiconference.org

💫 And that’s a wrap on #ESWI2025!
In heartfelt closing remarks chaired by Colin Russell, with Ab Osterhaus, Stefania Maggi, and Marco Goeijenbier, the room was filled with gratitude, inspiration, and excitement for what’s next —
✨ See you at #ESWI2027!
#PublicHealth #Science

🎓 The final keynote of #ESWI2025 featured Tor Biering-Sørensen (University of Copenhagen, 🇩🇰) presenting the FLUNITY-HD study — a pooled analysis of the DANFLU-2 and GALFLU trials linking influenza vaccination to cardiovascular protection💉❤️
#Vaccines #PublicHealth

🧬 At #ESWI2025 Late Breakers: Novel and Outstanding Discoveries, Rory de Vries highlighted the importance of boosters for pandemic preparedness and immunity
His study: Adjuvanted inactivated H5N8 vaccine induces antibody & T-cell responses to emerging H5N1 viruses in HCWs💉