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Managing acute respiratory virus infections: Where do we go?
11 June 2026
Résidence Palace, Brussels
This ESWI Respiratory Virus Summit took place on 11 June in Brussels.
ESWI Summits
Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration (IDC) “Breath & Beyond”
The ESWI podcast series, IDC “Breath & Beyond”, shines a spotlight on the growing evidence linking respiratory virus infections and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer.
www.eswiairborne.org
Bridging the Gap: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Respiratory Infections and NCDs
5 March 2026
Online
We are delighted to let you know that the Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and NCDs (IDC) has been relaunched with a broadened mission and scope. We are kicking off the new IDC with a Community meeting (webinar) on 5 March
Kick-off meeting Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration (IDC)
ESWI Science Policy Interface Roundtable in Bucharest
22 October 2026
Bucharest, Romania
This event will bring together key stakeholders to address the critical challenges surrounding vaccine uptake and public health policy.
Science Policy Interface Roundtable
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2026
17
October
 
4th Primary Care Infectious Diseases Meeting
Melbourne, Australia and online
Immunisation For Health And Life – Hybrid Event
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2026
19
October
 
ESWI IDC Community Meeting
Online
Online meeting of the ESWI IDC Community
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2026
22
October
 
ESWI EVENT
ESWI Science Policy Interface Roundtable in Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
This event will bring together key stakeholders to address the critical challenges surrounding vaccine uptake and public health policy.
Science Policy Interface Roundtable
2026
27-29
October
 
76th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe
Copenhagen, Denmark
Health ministers and high-level delegates from the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region, as well as representatives of partner organizations and civil society, will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 27–29 October 2026.
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2026
28-31
October
 
Congress of the European Paediatric Academic Societies (CEPAS)
Lyon, France
The new meeting of the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) and the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR).
CEPAS 2026
2026
3
November
 
Active Citizenship Network (ACN): "Adult immunisation as a pillar of cardiovascular prevention: towards and beyond the EU Council Recommendations"
European Parliament, Brussels and online
Hosted by: MEP Michalis Hadjipantela & the MEPs’ Interest Group “European Patients' Rights and Cross-border Healthcare”
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mRNA-based influenza vaccine expands the B cell response breadth in humans
Nature Immunology
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These findings reveal a key role for persistent germinal center responses in broadening the repertoire of vaccine-induced antibodies.
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Effectiveness of nirsevimab immunisation on invasive pneumococcal disease in children nationwide in France: an observational cohort study
The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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These findings suggest an additional benefit of nirsevimab implementation beyond RSV disease prevention, but further studies are needed.
Scientific Papers
Recombinant Influenza Vaccine and Influenza Outbreaks in US Nursing Homes: Results From a Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial
Open Forum Infectious Diseases (OFID)
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These findings suggest that recombinant influenza vaccines may provide clinically meaningful facility-level benefits in long-term care settings during seasons with substantial influenza circulation.
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High-dose vs standard-dose influenza vaccine in heart failure: the FLUNITY-HD pooled analysis
European Heart Journal
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The results of prior randomized trials investigating the potential role of influenza vaccination in preventing severe clinical events in various HF populations have been mixed.
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ESWI networks & communities

Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration

on Respiratory Infections and Non-communicable diseases

The Interdisciplinary Disease Collaboration on Respiratory Infections and Non-communicable diseases (IDC) unites scientists, healthcare professionals, patient -and other stakeholder organisations to achieve a better understanding of the bidirectional relationship and causal links between acute respiratory infections and non-communicable diseases.

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Early Career Scientists Network

Some of the best and most innovative ideas come from early career scientists, they are the future of the influenza field. For this reason, ESWI has been actively encouraging the careers of early career scientists for many years. 

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