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Kate Kelland

@kkelland

CEPI's Chief Scientific Writer and author of DISEASE X - The 100 Days Mission to End Pandemics. Mother. Ultrarunner. Triathlete. Ironman finisher in 11:19:13.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine(@LSHTM) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Modelling expert & key COVID-19 adviser John Edmunds receives knighthood in recognition of his work during the pandemic.

He is among the LSHTM scientists recognised in for services to health & medicine.🔬😷

👉bit.ly/3S2hUn6

Modelling expert & key COVID-19 adviser John Edmunds receives knighthood in recognition of his work during the pandemic. He is among the LSHTM scientists recognised in #NYHonours for services to health & medicine.🔬😷 👉bit.ly/3S2hUn6
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📢 WHO has added the R21/Matrix-M  vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines.

This world's second malaria vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective in clinical trials for preventing malaria in . Read more 👉bit.ly/3vbYvXR

📢 WHO has added the R21/Matrix-M #malaria vaccine to its list of prequalified vaccines. This world's second malaria vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective in clinical trials for preventing malaria in #children. Read more 👉bit.ly/3vbYvXR
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We've partnered with Barinthus Bio and Pandemic Sciences Institute - the scientists behind one of the life-saving COVID vaccines - to fast-track the development of a vaccine against MERS coronavirus ⬇️

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Delighted to close out a busy year, in which I published my first book DISEASE X, with it being featured in the World Economic Forum's best of 2023 Radio Davos Podcast. Listen here: weforum.org/podcasts/radio… or youtube.com/watch?v=j1x_5Y…. Subscribe on any app: pod.link/1504682164

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Health built into streets. Affordable transport for all, decarbonisation and travel independence for the next generation, all built into the every-day.
Tell me why anyone would fight against this.

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The family is very big, with hundreds of viral relatives within it.

Learn about the prime suspects and the global threats they pose: bit.ly/3Rq8hgf Via CEPI

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Looking for a Friday afternoon read? 📰

Check out the latest instalment of @KKelland's - The Coronaviruses ⬇️

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The persistent and pernicious emergence of novel viruses in this family that can cause severe and fatal infections underlines how Coronaviruses are a deadly force to be reckoned with.

Find out more & explore the rest of series ➡️ endpandemics.cepi.net/the-viral-most…

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Yet within less than 10 more years, another novel Coronavirus had also spilled over.

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes , spread like wildfire around the world and sparked a deadly infectious disease pandemic.

Yet within less than 10 more years, another novel Coronavirus had also spilled over. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes #COVID19, spread like wildfire around the world and sparked a deadly infectious disease pandemic.
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When the novel Coronavirus MERS-CoV was identified in 2012 as the killer of two men, each with travel links to Saudi Arabia, it was already the second highly pathogenic novel virus to emerge from the Coronavirus family in the space of a decade 🦠

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It's time to explore the viral family behind one of the deadliest pandemics in the last 100 years.

Join CEPI’s disease detectives as they investigate what makes the Coronavirus family one of 🔎 ➡️ bit.ly/3RfDxPf

Kate Kelland

It's time to explore the viral family behind one of the deadliest pandemics in the last 100 years. Join CEPI’s disease detectives as they investigate what makes the Coronavirus family one of #TheViralMostWanted 🔎 ➡️ bit.ly/3RfDxPf @kkelland
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The Climate & Health Declaration—endorsed by 123 countries—is a world first in acknowledging the need for Govs to protect communities & prepare health systems for climate-related health impacts like extreme heat, air pollution & infectious diseases 🤝
cop28.com/en/news/2023/1…

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⭕Yellow fever
⭕Dengue
⭕Hepatitis C

These diseases are all from the same viral family: the Flaviviruses. And they're not the only viruses in this large family capable of infecting humans. Learn more about these viral suspects ⬇️

endpandemics.cepi.net/the-flavivirus…

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📰 Our penultimate newsletter for 2023 is out. Read on to learn more about CEPI's work to accelerate access to the first-ever approved Chikungunya vaccine ➡️ bit.ly/3uFlqKZ

Also featured in November's issue: insights from our recent trip to Seoul for the…

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Oyeronke Oyebanji(@OyeRonke_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Really excited about this programme that we will implement in countries, working closely with our national & regional partners, & with an initial focus on capacity for Lassa vaccine trials

If at , Frederik Kristensen will speak about this on Thursday, 9-10:30 CAT

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📢 CEPI, International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM today announced the launch of the Research Preparedness Program West Africa (RPPWA), a new partnership to bolster clinical research capacity in West Africa to combat regional viral threats.

Find out more ⬇️ cepi.net/news_cepi/cepi…

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Sarah Newey(@sneweyy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Don't be lulled into a sense that mpox isn't dangerous because the global outbreak had a low death rate. In DRC, a different, very lethal strain is spreading – 600 have died *this year*.

Read Maeve Cullinan's first report for Telegraph Global Health Security for more info:

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Great news from our partner UQ News on the announcement of positive early trial results for their re-engineered clamp vaccine platform, funded by CEPI.

Commenting on this moment, Dr In Kyu Yoon, CEPI's Director of Programmes & Innovative Technology, said advancing vaccine…

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