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ESWI Airborne's Podcast

In this educational podcast series, our host Clare Taylor talks with the members and partners of ESWI, the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza about their work with acute respiratory viruses such as influenza, sars-CoV-2 and RSV. Clare unearths career choices and paths discovering what brought these distinguished members to become experts in their respective fields. As listeners, we get acquainted with the fascinating world of viruses while she asks thought-provoking questions on issues ranging from how to keep viruses at bay, how vaccines work, why vaccination is important to certain risk groups, how to tackle fake news, and much, much more. This podcast series is adapted to the level of interest of healthcare professionals, patients belonging to risk groups, policy-makers and the public at large. Its purpose is to convey the thoughts and points of view of our guest speakers. Its purpose is not to provide specific medical advice to individuals or substitute consultation with medical practitioners.

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Immunisation and treatment - New approaches to influenza prevention and treatment - lessons learnt from COVID- 19

November 19, 2023 • European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) • Season 2 • Episode 5

Flu is the forgotten killer. What new vistas of vaccinology opened up after the COVID-19 pandemic? In what ways can flu treatments change as a consequence of lessons learned?

Listen to this excellent panel of experts, Peter Openshaw, Respiratory physician and Mucosal Immunologist, Professor of Experimental Medicine, Imperial College, London and ESWI Board Member, Anthony Gordon, Chair in Anaesthesia and Critical Care, NIHR Research Professor and Senior Investigator, Imperial College, London, and Susanne Herold, Professor of Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary Research, University Hospital Giessen und Marburg, eloquently converse about what the COVID-19 pandemic taught us and how it can help to improve how we deal with flu; And learn what the architects in the Victorian age got right with regards to prevention!

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