🆕 in BMC Medicine from Global Health Economics Centre and CMMID colleagues, and others. ⬇️

I talked about the key findings from our ongoing research for #WorldPneumoniaDay. PCV campaigns can be an effective strategy to interrupt pneumococcal transmission and prevent disease in displaced populations, if routine immunization is not feasible.

🎉Happy 2024! 🎉 We are back and looking forward to our first seminar of 2024. We are delighted to welcome Robert Verity from Imperial College London who will speak about his work on #malaria genomics. 🗓️ 10 January 2024 ⏲️ 13.00 - 14.00 GMT 🔗 bit.ly/48kCu7S

3 doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine prevents pneumonia - # 1 killer of children globally But it’s one of the most expensive vaccines UK is the only country using 2-doses Our Comment in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Are 2 doses enough? thelancet.com/journals/lanin…

💉 For our annual lecture, we’re delighted to welcome Prof Matt Keeling for his talk on the deployment & roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines, and what we can learn from it for future pandemics 🗓️ Thursday 14 November 🕰️ 17.30 GMT 📍 Online | LSHTM Details ⬇️ lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

Pneumococcus mainly affects the young & elderly but factors like over overcrowding & malnutrition in displaced populations can make things worse. Kevin van Zandvoort thinks we can reimagine Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines to be more effective than before. 📰lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/exp…

Pneumococcus is a leading cause of death in under 5s in crisis settings 🚑 Pneumococcal conjugate #vaccines, delivered through mass vaccination campaigns, can protect children from disease & save lives 🛡 Learn more in this video 📽️bit.ly/3UHZVDs #WorldPneumoniaDay

Including pneumococcal conjugate #vaccines in existing mass vaccination campaigns in crisis settings can protect children from deadly infections 🛡🚑 Watch this video to learn more 📽#WorldPneumoniaDay vimeo.com/1025407644?ref…

My very talented uncle Rob van Zandvoort (🎹Jack of Hearts, Tröckener Kecks) is fundraising to produce his debut album: NO GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT 🎵 Details ⬇️(🇳🇱) voordekunst.nl/projecten/1791…

💉 New study in Vietnam highlights how fewer doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) could still provide similar benefits This could be a significant cost-saver, improving PCV access for low- and- middle income countries Read more ⬇️ lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…

In 2024, 68million people were displaced by humanitarian crises, & are at increased risk of TB, the world's biggest infectious disease killer. We urgently need estimates to identify the scale of this problem & drive our response. We provide initial numbers gh.bmj.com/content/10/3/e…