Infection & Immunity

Microbial pathogenicity, host defence, immunity to infection, vaccines and immune-therapy. BSI Infection and Immunity Affinity Group.

[Infection & Immunity @InfImmAg]

Important differences.
AN EPIDEMIC is a disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region.
A PANDEMIC is an epidemic that’s spread over multiple countries or continents.
ENDEMIC is something that belongs to a particular people or country.

[Prof. Akiko Iwasaki @VirusesImmunity]

In this study, @MiyuMoriyama et al investigate how well SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) suppress MHC I needed for recognition by cytotoxic T cells. This question is important to understand how well the virus limits CD8 killing 🧵(1/) @biorxivpreprint
https://t.co/TLvnB7NotN

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

From ONS death certificates, 16,000 people have died so far in the Omicron wave.

While this is far lower than the pre-vax Alpha wave in Jan 2021, it's almost the same as died during Delta wave - despite vaccination & in shorter time period.

High nums of infections matter 6/14

[Nicolas @Atipico1996]

@jneill This is how Boris Johnson’s government wants to “live with Covid”, leaving thousands of emergency patients waiting for hours. This is criminal, but the public seems fine with it or maybe they don’t understand the issue.

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Vaccines are safe and effective. ✅

[WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean @WHOEMRO]

99% of the world now lives in polio-free countries. The finish line for #polio eradication is in sight

Join the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to learn about the support needed to deliver on our promise to #EndPolio by 2026

Register now: https://t.co/VuX4WWNxQU
🗓️26 April

[COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium @CovidGenomicsUK]

📅 Tuesday 5 April 18:30-19:30

Join our next event with Prof Sharon Peacock and Dr @KaterinaGalai, who will talk about the impact of genome sequencing on the #COVID19 pandemic response in the UK and beyond.

#CamFest @CamInfectDis

Register now👇
https://t.co/lcURX55cje

[British Society for Immunology @britsocimm]

A #booster #COVIDvaccine is the best protection against severe #COVID19 🦠💉

With the spring booster programme underway, it’s a good time to explore why booster doses are safe & effective at enhancing the immune response ��

Download this infographic 👉https://t.co/tSUTqKxF27

[British Society for Immunology @britsocimm]

We're joining forces with @TheCrick & @NatImmunol to celebrate the #DayOfImmunology with a free hybrid event 🥳

An expert panel will explore why the #immunesystem attacks the body’s own cells & tissues in #autoimmune diseases on 28 April 💭

🗓 Register: https://t.co/q9RnhqmM5I

[Andrew E Williams @AndrewEWilliams]

Highly informative thread.
#COVID19
@InfImmAg

[La Jolla Institute @ljiresearch]

New work from LJI researchers makes it possible to tell the difference between T cell responses to #SARSCoV2 infection and T cell responses to a #COVID19 vaccine https://t.co/b3tStCfjds @cellhostmicrobe

[Infection & Immunity @InfImmAg]

Immunologists agree 100%. Vaccines work and vaccines are everyone's best chance of not becoming I'll from #Covid19 and vaccines also reduce the chance of someone else being infected. Please get vaccinated (1 + 2 + booster).
#VaccinesWork
#BoosterJab
#GetBoosted

[Prof Ian Donald @professoriandonald.bsky.social @iandonald_psych]

“a virus does not become endemic just because a government wants it to happen, and certainly not at a point when infections are running at their highest ever level.” Sky News

[Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 @ABsteward]

🆕💥💥💥The first and the best peer review article to date from SA scientists that describes the genomic molecular profile, mutations and early transmission dynamics of ⭕micron, highlighting Transmissibility, immune evasion and infectiousness #IDTwitter
https://t.co/ulgCrEEgcq

[Dr Andrew Furber @FurberA]

Coronavirus: excellent public engagement resources from @britsocimm including on vaccines https://t.co/PipZpLgUgo #Covid19UK

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

Nonetheless numbers are really rising. Tuesday 868, Weds 1,275, and since I posted the first tweet Thursday’s figure has come out: 2,465.

Which means the wave chart now looks like this:

[Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski]

Potential implications for antibody responses: 5/

https://t.co/A6978YOjOP

[Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski]

Breakdown of mutation profile: 4/

https://t.co/ik3oAk7Tsc

[British Society for Immunology @britsocimm]

The brand new UK #COVIDVaccine #Research Hub celebrates the huge contribution of UK scientists to our understanding of how #vaccines can best protect us from #COVID19 🦠💉🔬 Funded by @UKRI_News

Find out more here 👉https://t.co/nIrKoc2Tg4

[British Society for Immunology @britsocimm]

🆕 Now online in our new edition of #Immunology News – we get the inside scoop from BSI member Dr John Tregoning @DrTregoning about his new book Infectious!

Find out how the book pays homage to the #scientific innovations of the past century 👉 https://t.co/Hp0rWic9uV