Doing this was the right call. I feel like my old self again 💪

Oh no! I would have loved to have met you. I’m on a mission to meet as many people face to face that I know on here.

patrick star from spongebob squarepants is laying on his stomach and smiling . ALT: patrick star from spongebob squarepants is laying on his stomach and smiling .

It was being at a conference and ignoring politics for a while

Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Given ongoing conversations around #measles and #vaccines, I wanted to share our poster on measles vaccine intentions among Canadians- currently presented at #ESCMIDGlobal2026

A similar study in the U.S. observed comparable patterns of hesitancy—a concerning signal as measles resurges globally.

Maybe next year I’ll manage to say hello

Doesn’t look like they’ve announced it yet

A panel of immunohistochemistry images showing infection of a panel of IAV viruses (as 6:2 reassortants on a PR8 backbone) in epithelia from the teat and gland cisterns of Aberdeen Angus, Limousin and Holstein Friesian cattle

🚨New pre-print!🚨
Using a panel of different H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b viruses and human seasonal influenza, and mammary explants from common beef and dairy cattle breeds, we add to the growing data showing that H5N1 spillovers into cattle should be seen as an ongoing risk
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Poster advertising an in‑person public engagement event titled “The science shaping tomorrow’s vaccines”, featuring talks and discussions with MUSICC consortium researchers at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam on 20 April 2026, with registration details and speaker names listed.

💉 How are tomorrow's vaccines being shaped today?

Join MUSICC consortium researchers in Rotterdam for an in-person evening of talks and discussion on cutting-edge vaccine science.

📍Rotterdam | 📅 20th April
🔗Register: bit.ly/musicc-vacci...
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Sobering talk from Timothy Walsh from Oxford, UK on the rising antibacterial resistance even to the NOVEL agents

For example we are already seeing growing reports of Cefiderocol resistance - and we have barely started using it.

As usual we are being outrun by the bacteria

#EscmidGlobal2026

I’m not leaving #ESCMIDGlobal2026 just yet, but I want to take the opportunity to say what a great meeting it has been. Sadly I didn’t get to as many sessions as I would have liked, but catching up with past and future contributors to @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social has been a joy.

Read it, it’s free.

▶️Pro/con debate: is One Health essential or a distraction in AMR related policies
#ESCMIDGlobal2026 #idsky

I had to skip Grand Rounds, which was one of my go-to sessions 😢

mAbs have been on a difficult journey. Very limited success probably due to background immunity

Antivirals need to be used very early. But more trials are needed

Important to consider using these drugs in combination to shield them from resistance

Five antivirals approved in Europe, all for seasonal influenza

It is inevitable that mRNA will be an important platform for pandemic response

EMA is the first organisation to approve an mRNA influenza vaccine

mRNA vaccines are under development (irrespective of the US situation)

Four preparedness vaccines are “on the shelf” awaiting the call to action

Pre-pandemic=pandemic preparedness vaccine

Pandemic vaccine will be formed from the pre-pandemic backbone and the seasonal vaccine

Vaccines are the key pillar in the response. Plan has been in place for many years

Final speaker is Marco Cavaleri with Antivirals and vaccines: readiness for a future influenza pandemic

Risk to general public is low, slightly greater to those in contact with livestock. But surveillance is still a priority

But the accumulation of mutations and traits needs close monitoring

Reassortment has only been seen between avian viruses

But does occur in poultry, wild mammals, and cattle. The cattle detections were serological

Across Europe human infection is rare/nonexistent