@lshtm-vaccines.bsky.social
The Vaccine Centre (VaC) is a collaborative partnership of over 100 scientists hosted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine that aims to improve human and animal health through vaccination. http://bit.ly/VaCHomepage
🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia
Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from mosquito-borne #chikungunya🌏
Hyolim Kang & Kaja Abbas discuss most comprehensive mapping of global risk of chikungunya, suggests as infections spread 12 million people in #India could be at risk.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth
We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community, Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.
#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride
Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:
Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa
🗓️Thur 2nd Oct
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Prof Edina Sinanovic
Further details 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
#HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines
Health #misinformation on social media could lead to ‘sicker UK’
In the Independent Liam Smeeth & Adam Kucharski warn false & misleading health information on social media, apps & AI tools risks generation unsure where to turn for trustworthy health advice.
www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'
LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.
@lshtmcepr.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?
Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!
Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
One year after the introduction of the #RSV #vaccine in the #UK, the @lshtm.bsky.social Vaccine Centre Co-Director Ed Parker reflects on the programme's success and the power of vaccines to protect us from harm.💉🫶
Read more👉 bit.ly/4mIsD32
#PublicHealth #Vaccines
💉We spoke with Mukhtar Aji, a PhD student at @lshtm.bsky.social specialising in childhood #vaccine coverage in crisis-affected settings.
Mukhtar reflects on his experiences, his hobbies and advice he would give to prospective #PhD students.
Read the full interview👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
LSHTM Assistant Professor Yang Liu quote card: What this episode highlights is the manifestation of a known risk, and the importance of maintaining vigilance.
Expert Comment: Chikungunya outbreak in China
LSHTM's @eideyliu.bsky.social says continued vigilance of the mosquito-borne virus is key.
👉https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2025/expert-comment-chikungunya-outbreak-china
🌍 ICYMI: as next-generation #flu vaccines are being developed, new #healtheconomics research shows that tiered, lower pricing will key to making them accessible to LMICs
Read more 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Cases of most infectious disease keep climbing in UK with 2 major areas most at risk
In The Daily Mail, @benk-d.bsky.social discusses tackling low #MMR uptake as North West & London report highest #measles cases & Hackney lowest coverage by a local authority.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Graphic showing a woman in a library typing at a laptop with text reading: PG Cert, PG Dip, MSc: Study online via distance learning
👋Distance learning applications closing soon!
Our specialised #DistanceLearning programmes enable you to study towards a world-class qualification at your own pace, around your work and personal commitments.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
📢New NIHR-funded PhD Studentship @lshtm.bsky.social
The project will investigate the optimal methods for estimating #vaccine effectiveness as a function of time since administration & understand host factors that influence waning effectiveness.
✍️Apply by 31 August
👉 bit.ly/3J3YSKR
Find out more about LSHTM research, events and people by following our centres, projects & groups 👇
Welcoming @icon-lshtm.bsky.social & @piru-lshtm.bsky.social to BlueSky! 🎉👏
#PublicHealth
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👋Don't miss LSHTM research funding opportunities!
We have 2 new PhD #studentships for home fee students as part of @nihr.bsky.social Health Protection Research Units for #Vaccines & Immunisation, & #InfectiousDisease modelling.
Find out more & apply 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
🗣️Health Misinformation UNPACKED- FULL PROGRAMME:
Discover who'll be speaking at our flagship event on health #misinformation 15 Sept 2025. Join us to hear about concepts, challenges & potential solutions.
Details/book your ticket👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
📢#Measles update: Hackney records highest number of measles cases of any local authority since January
Call for parents & carers to ensure children get 2 doses of #MMR to prevent spread amid low vaccine uptake.
More from our experts #LSHTMunpacked
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
#Measles: Why is it spreading & what can we do about it?
In this episode of the #LSHTMViral podcast, Liam Smeeth & Heidi Larson discuss the dangers of measles, global trust in vaccines, misinformation & how to tackle falling #vaccine coverage.
pod.link/1497329104/e...
“Measles is extremely contagious, but can be prevented by receiving two MMR vaccine.” Assistant Professor, LSHTM
Child dies in Liverpool after contracting measles
Ben Kasstan-Dabush & Beate Kampmann discuss the threat of #measles, risks of low vaccine uptake & why two doses of the #MMR vaccine is vital to protect children & communities across the UK. #PublicHealth
👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Hello Bluesky 👋
We're the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at @lshtm.bsky.social, a network of more than 200 researchers working on 100+ projects around the world to improve the health of people affected by #humanitarian crises 🚑⛑
Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more!
📢 Your opportunity to get creative & support efforts to ensure mothers and babies are protected.🤰👶
Submit your ideas, tell your story & win a prize! 🏆
#Vaccines #Pregnancy.
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🖊️🗓️Mark you diaries and join us for our next webinar!
Prof Grant Mackenzie @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social will be sharing initial findings from a large-scale trial studying #pneumococcal #vaccine schedules in The Gambia 🇬🇲💉.
🔗 bit.ly/4lPMGeN
📢#Measles update: NW England
Call for parents & carers to ensure children get 2 doses of #MMR vaccine following death of child at Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool & low of vaccine uptake in region.
More from our experts #LSHTMunpacked👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
🗣️NEW SPEAKER!
Jane Kirby will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
👋 Meet Ya-Jankey Jagne!
In this month's Vaccine Centre spotlight, Jankey tells us about her #vaccine #research @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social looking at immune response in African populations and how she likes to spend her free time. 🌍💉
➡️ bit.ly/40y7WOj
#PublicHealth
🗣️NEW SPEAKER!
@profsanderlinden.bsky.social will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @lshtmcepr.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
154m deaths avoided but vaccination rates stall
In @npr.org Edward Parker @lshtm-vaccines.bsky.social discusses "immense data curation effort" behind global #immunisation study revealing decline in routine vaccinations.
www.newsdirectory3.com/goats-and-so...
🧬 Vaccines prevent 🦠 — they’re a key tool against antimicrobial resistance.
In this blog, @meganecarey.bsky.social highlights a new @wellcometrust.bsky.social report on how vaccines help stop the emergence and spread of drug resistance.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4jWkZji
LSHTM Health Misinformation UNPACKED event card. Monday 15 September 13:00 - 17:00 LSHTM Keppel Street or online.
🌟MISINFORMATION EVENT🌟
Join our @lshtm.bsky.social Health Misinformation: UNPACKED event to hear from leading voices on how to understand and combat the rising tide of health #misinformation in the UK
🗓️ 15 September 2025
⏰ 13:00-17:00 GMT
📍 LSHTM
Get tickets 👉 bit.ly/LSHTMHealthM...
