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Thanks to all 888 of you who joined for our panel on Science of Herd Immunity!
ICYMI, will be up on Youtube in the next couple of days (I will share). In the meantime, see @GYamey's great thread!
Panelists: @mlipsitch @parsonnt @meyerslab Rustom Antia
Moderator: @morde https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1379897746430304258
THREAD ‼️
Today @Stanford hosted a GREAT panel on the science of herd immunity, organized by the mighty @malar0ne. I live tweeted it
Panelists were @mlipsitch @meyerslab @parsonnt & Rustom Antia, chaired by @morde
I hope I captured the key messages; any errors are mine alone! https://twitter.com/GYamey/status/1379872761552760836
Are you interested in learning about modeling epidemics? Then apply for the @QBioS_GT Virtual Modeling Workshop, May 17-18. @joshuasweitz & team have put together a *fantastic* program. And I'm excited to contribute a plenary lecture alongside @sarahcobey. https://workshop2021.qbios.gatech.edu
This is just about all the topics that interested me before pesky COVID started. Looking forward very much! https://twitter.com/CCDD_HSPH/status/1376572861394128898
THURSDAY 4/1 @ 1PM ET: @kb_pouwels will discuss improving our use of existing antimicrobial resistance data and generating better data on optimal antibiotic duration by improving trial design in veterinary and human medicine. https://bit.ly/31vowiS @HarvardEpi
Looking for 2 researchers to join our great team at @Imperial_IDE, working on our major collaborative project on vaccine impact, with @Gavi, @gatesfoundation, WHO & policy-makers. Closes 28 Apr. Please RT! @MRC_Outbreak #postdoc #quantskills #epitwitter
Research Associate or Research Fellow
We are seeking two outstanding Research Fellows or Research Associates for the Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium (VIMC, www.vaccineimpact.org). This...
www.imperial.ac.uk
.@IUSPH's Keisuke Ejima & colleagues are studying the differences in COVID-19 and other coronaviruses, information that may explain why it is so hard to control. Read more: http://go.iu.edu/3HNv
Super excited to share that @morde and I are planning a panel on the Science of Herd Immunity, featuring panelists @meyerslab @parsonnt @mlipsitch and Rustom Antia (hosted by @StanfordHumSci
@StanfordMed)! Please sign up & help spread the word.
https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GVBeb8w5TeOnJdpvzzeF2g
mRNA vaccination boosts cross-variant neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection
mRNA vaccination boosts cross-variant neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection
Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants have raised concerns about resistance to neutralizing antibodies elicited by previous infection or vaccination. We examin...
science.sciencemag.org
We are hiring new postdocs to work on projects related to influenza virus and SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses and evolution at Penn. Please email me directly if interested. Please RT.
New opportunity to join @ImperialMalaria working on modelling of the RTS,S malaria vaccine to support WHO policy decisions later this year. Closing date 7 April.
@MRC_Outbreak @alexandrabh
Research Assistant / Associate in Epidemiology
An exciting new opportunity has arisen in the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis to join the malaria modelling group to support researc...
www.imperial.ac.uk
TODAY @ 1PM ET: @iruka_okeke will discuss Antimicrobial Resistance Action in Nigeria: Path to Genomic Surveillance as part of our ID Epi Spring Seminar Series. http://bit.ly/3razrJ4 @HarvardEpi
CLOSING SOON: PhD position (Melbourne, Australia)
Mathematical modelling of disease or misinformation spread. A wide range of topics is available.
with @joel_c_miller
at @latrobe @LTUresearchers
More details: http://iddjobs.org/jobs/looking-for-a-phd-student-for-mathematical-modelling-of-disease-or-misinformation-spread-a-wide-range-of-topics-is-available
Join us for the MIDAS Webinar this Friday March 26, 12-1 pm ET! Featuring awardees from the MIDAS #COVID19 Urgent Grant Program.
Guest speakers: Elizabeth Carlton @EJCarltonEOH , Shi Chen, Kyle Dahlin @KJMDPhD , Keisuke Ejima @EjimaKeisuke .
Register now!
https://midasnetwork.us/midas-webinar-covid-19-urgent-grant-program-awards-iii/
THURSDAY 3/25 @ 1PM ET: Join @iruka_okeke for our ID Epi Spring Seminar Series.
Dr. Okeke will discuss Antimicrobial Resistance Action in Nigeria: Path to Genomic Surveillance. http://bit.ly/3razrJ4 @HarvardEpi
I am chairing a session tomorrow @womeninmalaria conference along with Lauren Childs on "Epidemiology and modelling of malaria infections". Awesome lineup of speakers.
“No community is an island, and the landscape of immunity that surrounds a community really matters,” -Prof. Shweta Bansal (@bansallab). Honored to join @meyerslab, @TheFerrariLab, @sdelvall, & others in talking to @cragcrest about #COVID19 herd immunity.
Five reasons why COVID herd immunity is probably impossible
Even with vaccination efforts in full force, the theoretical threshold for vanquishing COVID-19 looks to be out of reach.
www.nature.com
It makes us very sad, but given the ongoing incertitude concerning the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 EEID meeting will be entirely virtual... New dates : 14-17/06/2021. Check all information at https://www.eeidconference2021.org/
When you hear the word "ecology," you might not immediately associate the study of organisms and how they relate to their surroundings with infectious diseases - but maybe you should! Read more about the work being done by our disease detectives at
Disease Detectives - Georgia Magazine
The University of Georgia's Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases is showing how the study of ecology could help prevent the next pandemic.
news.uga.edu
A 𝐧𝐞𝐰 feature in our weekly reports is that you can now view 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 across states, to better compare states with different populations. Michigan continues to worry, with highest projected uptick in next 2 weeks.
https://covid19forecasthub.org/reports/single_page.html