Vinny Smith

CEO Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) & Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO)

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

🌍 Today is #WorldMeningitisDay.

#Meningitis can kill in under 24 hours, but together, we can defeat it. Join @UNICEF, @WHO, @M_R_F & partners in raising awareness, supporting vaccines, and sharing life-saving info.

Every action counts in the fight to #DefeatMeningitis!

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Bacterial meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable but access to it is inequitable, & no one vaccine protects against all causes.

Newborns & children <5 are among the most affected.

Every day to 2030 matters, let’s hold our governments to account!

#WorldMeningitisDay2022

[University of Bristol @BristolUni]

Today is World Meningitis Day, which aims to raise awareness about the disease.

Meningitis can affect anyone at any time. Be aware of all the signs and symptoms 👉 https://t.co/v3JnkDVopT

#WorldMeningitisDay2022 #DefeatMeningitis

[Vinny Smith @smithvinny]

Thank you for sharing @WHO and for being great partners on the journey to #DefeatMeningitis on the #WorldMeningitisDay2022

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is #WorldMeningitisDay!

#Meningitis is the world's 6th largest infectious disease killer with 2.5 million new cases every year.
It can affect anyone at any age.
It can be fatal within a few hours & cause lifelong disability https://t.co/USxhRu0mED

#DefeatMeningitis

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

Today is 🌍 #worldmeningitisday2022! Why is WMD so important, and how does it affect newborns across the globe, leaving babies with long-term illnesses? A #GroupBStrep vaccine 💉 could stop significant neonatal death. #meningitis #sepsis #pneumonia #Defeatmeningitis #ISSAD2023

[Vinny Smith @smithvinny]

Thank you for sharing @Stop_Pneumonia !

[Every Breath Counts @EBCCoalition]

The #Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine targets the 2 leading infectious killers of children - #pneumonia & #meningitis 👇

Yet, > 1 in 2 kids globally is not fully protected with the #PCV 💉

A road map is in place. Let's #DefeatMeningitis

#WorldMeningitisDay2022 #EveryBreathCounts

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

It’s World Meningitis Day tomorrow: let’s take action to save lives.

Share this post and then head to our blog to find out all the ways you can get involved: https://t.co/VNfKwWMt9k

#WorldMeningitisDay2022 #DefeatMeningitis

[Vinny Smith @smithvinny]

Fab new role working with my lovely friend @KateCollinsUK @TeenageCancer

[Kate Collins 🦋 @katecollinsuk.bsky.social @KateCollinsUK]

🚨Director recruitment thread! Please RT 🚨

@TeenageCancer is seeking a Director of Finance, Performance & Governance.

Your commercial and financial acumen can play a key role in helping deliver our mission at an impactful, financially strong & growing charity....(1/6)

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

Are you and your family up-to-date with your immunisations? For everything you need to know about protecting the ones you care about from meningitis check out our vaccination information page. https://t.co/ZlU0Q4mwaR #DefeatMeningitis #WorldImmunizationWeek

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

It’s World Immunization Week – find out how vaccines are helping us in the fight to defeat meningitis and what we will be doing to support @WHO’s awareness raising campaign in our latest blog: https://t.co/Yuf8BEhxIi #WorldImmunizationWeek #DefeatMeningitis

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

👊Would you like to help defeat meningitis?
👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Do you want to give your time and expertise to support and connect people and research to drive action and save lives?
Be the Chair of our Board and help us drive our strategic objectives forward. https://t.co/GaQcFgM1aZ

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

The data is clear: there is an urgent need for a vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus, and help #DefeatMeningitis wherever it exists.

Click here: https://t.co/5aY5dWqX2K to find out more.

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

"These economic analyses are important. They're important to countries who want to get good value for their health budgets and it's important for @gavi." - Dr Caroline Trotter, @Cambridge_Uni, reminds us of the practical implications of #GBS research.

[Issad.org @IssadOrg]

"We have evidence now that a #GBS vaccine is cost-effective. This is the push forward we need." - Dr Caroline Trotter, @Cambridge_Uni

Read the joint @LSHTM / @WHO full vaccine assessment report ➡️ https://t.co/Tfoo319Je1 #ISSAD2021

[Vinny Smith @smithvinny]

Urgent need for vaccine to prevent deadly Group B streptococcus | Meningitis Research Foundation https://t.co/73IpAbfiby

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

Chaired by Associate Professor Matthew Snape, @UniofOxford, we're now holding a panel discussion at #MRFConf2021 on the potential for adolescent MenB immunisation programmes to control meningococcal B infection and gonorrhoea.

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

Dr André Bita from @WHO joins us now at #MRFConf2021 to present on the challenges and possible solutions to improving laboratory confirmation of bacterial meningitis.

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

Rapid diagnostic tests have long been on our "wishlist" for effective diagnosis and treatment of meningitis.

We're delighted to be joined by @CDCgov's Dr Xin Wang, presenting on where we are now and what’s happening next with RDT development and deployment.

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

Our final session of the first day of #MRFConf2021, chaired by @adamhfinn, begins with the question on many of our minds - "Will meningitis infections rebound as Covid restrictions end?"

The talks we will hear from in this session hope to begin answering that question.

[Meningitis Research Foundation @M_R_F]

Today if the first day of our 13th international Meningitis Research Foundation Conference 🔬

We believe that research & collaboration will allow us to #DefeatMeningitis. The #MRFConf2021, aligned to the @WHO Global Roadmap, brings us closer to a world free from meningitis.