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Too long time for a new vaccine in case of an emerging infectious threat

November 9, 2016

In 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic, vaccines were ready and could be supplied only when the peak of the pandemic was already decreasing in most European countries, discouraging people from getting vaccinated. Since the disease was not as severe as it was feared in the beginning, the consequences of this delay were not that serious, even if some lives could have been saved if the vaccines were available in advance. Ebola vaccine also arrived to West Africa when the epidemic was over, while a zika vaccine is still very far away. According to Thomas Breuer, however, GSK Chief Medical Officer, in case of another flu pandemic, a better cooperation among stakeholders and new technologies could accelerate the production and supply of new vaccines.

Target: 
Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals, Industry & Commerce
Topic: 
Stakeholders, Vaccination
Tags: 
Video, H1N1, pandemic, flu, influenza, swine flu, Ebola, zika, Vaccine
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Should we vaccinate healthy children against flu?

October 24, 2016

While USA recommend universal flu vaccination for 6 months age, some European countries have different strategies, targeting only children with chronic diseases. Susanna Esposito, professor of Paediatrics at the University of Milan, Italy and president of WAIDID (World Association for Infectious Diseases) advocates for a wider coverage against influenza in healthy children as well.

Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Tags: 
Video, Vaccine, flu, influenza
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Stopping H7N9 bird flu by vaccines

September 21, 2016

While the number of human cases of H7N9 bird flu is rising in China, and H5N1 is a persistent threat, different strategies of prevention are being considered. In a “one health” approach, vaccination of poultry is one of the possibilities, according to Ivan Hung, Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant in the Department of Medicine at the Queen Mary Hospital of the University of Hong Kong.

Topic: 
Vaccination
Tags: 
Video, H7N9, flu, influenza, Vaccine
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Paper series 1 - Science for and with Society aiming to the public health emergencies response and preparedness

Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - 14:56

Athena Linos, European Institute of Women’s Health, Alberto d’Onofrio

Target: 
Citizens, Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Gender, Vaccination
Tags: 
science-in-society, gender issues, Vaccine, flu, influenza, behaviour, mathematics
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Determinants of adherence to seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers from an Italian region: results from a cross-sectional study

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 15:55

Durando P, Alicino C, Dini G, Barberis I, Bagnasco AM, Iudici R, et al. BMJ Open. 2016 May 17.

Objectives: Notwithstanding decades of efforts to increase the uptake of seasonal influenza (flu) vaccination among European healthcare workers (HCWs), the immunisation rates are still unsatisfactory. In order to understand the reasons for the low adherence to flu vaccination, a study was carried out among HCWs of two healthcare organisations in Liguria, a region in northwest Italy.

Source: 
Scientific literature
Target: 
Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Microbiology
Tags: 
Vaccine, influenza
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Airborne Transmission of Influenza A/H5N1 Virus Between Ferrets

Monday, August 22, 2016 - 15:43

Herfst S, Schrauwen EJ, Linster M, Chutinimitkul S, de Wit E, Munster VJ, et al. Science. 2012 Jun 22.

Source: 
Scientific literature
Target: 
Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Microbiology
Tags: 
influenza
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Fifth ESWI Science Policy Flu Summit

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 09:00

The fifth edition of the Science Policy Flu Summit will be held on 28 September 2016 at the International Press Centre in the heart of European Quarter in Brussels. Building on ESWI’s rich history of working with partner organizations, this year’s Summit will showcase successful collaborations in different fields such as travel medicine, the protection of diabetes patients and asthma patients, and the role of healthcare professionals in flu prevention.

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Type: 
General event
Tags: 
Event, influenza

Using the web to track flu and other infectious diseases

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 15:29

Flutrackers is an online platform that gather information about infectious diseases from journals, news sources and citizens around the world. It was started in 2006 by a diverse group of volunteers, initially interested in investigating seasonal influenza, novel influenza, and chikungunya. In later years, we expanded our range by including other health threats such as the Ebola and Zika viruses, and drug resistant bacteria.

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Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Citizens' Mobilization, Epidemiology, Human Rights, Microbiology, Prevention
Tags: 
flu, influenza, Surveillance

Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 11:11

WHO. 2015 Dec 18. Pandemic influenza preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits - Report of the Special Session of the Pandemic Influenza. Preparedness Framework Advisory Group

 

Source: 
Health authorities
Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health, Healthcare Professionals
Topic: 
Prevention
Tags: 
WHO, influenza, Preparedness
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Intensive Care Units are a canary in a coal mine

Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 17:54
H1N1 Influenza Virus Particles

During the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic, the issue of how many deaths were associated to the emerging virus was one of the main causes of misunderstanding between authorities and the general public, which ended in a worrying lack of trust. The pandemic, initially presented as a potential serious threat, in the end was no more severe than a common seasonal flu. Unfortunately, even nowadays, it is difficult to ascertain if and how much H1N1 pandemic was different from any other seasonal flu, based on official data.

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Target: 
Decision Makers, Government and Public Health
Topic: 
Epidemiology, Microbiology, Prevention
Tags: 
H1N1, flu, influenza, Surveillance

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