MEDSCAPE: Are you prepared for the next COVID-19 wave?
Test your knowledge of the latest evidence on vaccine effectiveness and safety“. https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/984458
Guidance on avoiding mosquito bites
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Source: UK Health Security Agency We have published a series of materials on mosquito bite avoidance. These materials give information for those travelling showing the risks of getting bitten by a mosquito abroad and the diseases that could come with it. They also show how to avoid getting bitten as well as what to do…
Guidance for those travelling abroad visiting family and friends
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Source: UK Health Security Agency We have published a series of materials for people travelling overseas. The materials give information for those travelling to visit friends and family abroad and emphasise that English residents don’t have the same protection against infections as local residents of the overseas country even if they have frequently visited or…
UK reciprocal healthcare agreements with non-EU countries (Updated 9th August)
How UK citizens or residents can get healthcare when visiting countries or territories outside the EU where the UK has reciprocal healthcare agreements. Last updated 9th August 2022
International and UK vaccination schedules comparison tool
Just published please find the International and UK vaccination schedules comparison tool on the link below.. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-and-international-immunisation-schedules-comparison-tool?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=7fcc2a32-f1c1-4284-94e3-981f3b334856&utm_content=daily
Meningococcal Disease in the COVID-19 Era: A Cause for Concern?
Medscpae has just released the following video on Meningococcal Meningitis. Professor Saul Faust (Southampton) and George Kassianos created this for worldwide education. If you are not registered with Medscape, you can get guidance on how to register. Register and watch here
Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy – New Paper
Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy George Kassianos1,2, Joan Puig-Barberà3, Hannah Dinse4, Martin Teufel4, Özlem Türeci5, Shanti Pather51Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK; 2The British Global and Travel Health Association, London, UK; 3Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain; 4University of Duisburg-Essen, Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and…
Guidelines on timing of rabies boosters based on antibody levels
UKHSA published a new guidance that provides a practical guide for assessing the need for pre-exposure rabies vaccine booster doses based on the results of rabies serology testing. You can find the guidance HERE
ESWI Airborne: New episode with Peter Openshaw
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Save the date – Respiratory Virus Summit
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]21 June 2022 | Brussels & online The ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit, entitled Pandemic Preparedness: Where Science and Policy Meet, will take place in Brussels and online on Tuesday 21 June 2022. Themes of the Summit include early warning systems, diagnostic platforms, pathogen discovery, mathematical models, clinical trial platforms, non-pharmaceutical intervention and treatment strategies,…