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ESWI activities

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.
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.
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
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.

Agenda

2026
16-19
September
ESCV 2026
Porto, Portugal
28th Annual Conference of the European Society for Clinical Virology
2026
12-14
October
ISV Annual Congress
Antwerp, Belgium
As the world’s largest non-profit scientific conference dedicated exclusively to vaccines, the ISV Annual Congress attracts leaders and emerging voices from across the vaccine ecosystem.
2026
14
October
EU Respi Day 2026
European Parliament, Brussels
EURespiDay 2026 will take place on 14 October at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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.
2026
28-31
October
Congress of the European Paediatric Academic Societies (CEPAS)
The new meeting of the European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) and the European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR).
2026
18-20
November
European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology (ESCAIDE 2026)
ESCAIDE is organised annually by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

Education hub

News
(Recording available) IDC Partner Session at WOHC2026 - Exploring bidirectional links between respiratory viruses & non-communicable diseases
Now available to watch On Demand - IDC session at 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, 6 September 2026.
News
(Recording available) ESWI Partner Session at WOHC2026 - The Ongoing H5N1 Panzootic: A Continuing Threat to Animals and Humans
Now available to watch On Demand - ESWI session at 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, 6 September 2026.
News
Protective effect of A(H5N8) stockpiled vaccine against a virus genetically identical to a human isolate of bovine A(H5N1) influenza virus
This finding highlights the vaccine's potential utility during the early phase of an emerging pandemic threat.
Scientific Papers
Maternal RSVpreF Vaccine Effectiveness Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Hospitalized Infants
maternal RSVpreF vaccination was associated with 78% to 81% reduction in RSV-associated hospitalization from birth through 6 months of age, with the highest vaccine effectiveness in earliest age intervals.

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.

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.