ECCMID highlights Part 6:

ECCMID 2021 will host a wide variety of topics and cases encompassing all aspects of infectious diseases and clincial microbiology research and developments. Leading up to and throughout the congress many mainstream topics will be highlighted and discussed by media outlets. Here we have selected a few interesting cases that have already been picked up in the media which will be exploreed further and in more detail during ECCMID this year.

 

High Tech toilets

The Times - Japanese-style lavatories could spread superbugs | News | The Times
Daily Mail – High-tech TOILETS could spread superbugs, study warns | Daily Mail Online
Mirage News - High-tech toilets could spread antibiotic-resistant superbugs in hospitals, Japanese study suggests | Mirage News
Independent Eagle - High-tech TOILETS could spread superbugs, study warns - Independent Eagle
Daily UK News - High-tech TOILETS could spread superbugs, study warns - DUK News (dailyuknews.com)
Medical Xpress - High-tech toilets could spread antibiotic-resistant superbugs in hospitals, Japanese study suggests (medicalxpress.com)
 

Flu Jab protects serve effects COVID-19

The Times - Flu jab may help against Covid-19 | News | The Times
Guardian - Flu jab may reduce severe effects of Covid, suggests study | Medical research | The Guardian
The Sun - Flu jabs ‘protects against some severe Covid effects’, scientists discover (thesun.co.uk)
Scottish Sun - Flu jabs ‘protects against some severe Covid effects’, scientists discover (thescottishsun.co.uk)
Daily Express (UK) - Flu vaccine protects against severe effects of COVID-10, says study | Express.co.uk
Yahoo - Flu Jab Protects Against COVID-19-Related Blood Clot, Strokes, Says Study (yahoo.com)
Medical Xpress - Flu jab protects against some of the severe effects of COVID-19, including ICU admissions, sepsis and strokes (medicalxpress.com)
Mint - Flu vaccine protects against severe effects of Covid-19: Study (livemint.com)
Economic Times (India) - Flu jab protects against severe effects of COVID-19, study suggests - The Economic Times (indiatimes.com)
Nach Welt (Germany) - Grippeimpfung schützt vor einigen der schweren Auswirkungen von COVID-19, einschließlich - Nach Welt (nach-welt.com)


French Nursing Homes

News.FR_24 - Les épidémies de COVID-19 dans les maisons de soins infirmiers françaises remontent au personnel (fr-24.com)
COVID News app - COVID-19 outbreaks in French nursing are transmitted to staff — Covid News
News Founded (NZ) - https://newsfounded.com/newzealand/covid-19-outbreaks-in-french-nursing-homes-were-followed-back-to-staff/
Medical Xpress - Outbreaks of COVID-19 in French nursing homes traced back to staff (medicalxpress.com)
Daily Advent - Outbreaks of COVID-19 in French nursing homes traced back to staff - Opera News (dailyadvent.com)
News Nation USA - Outbreaks of COVID-19 in French nursing homes traced back to staff - News Nation USA
Today News Post - Outbreaks of COVID-19 in French nursing homes traced back to staff - Today News Post
 

Care homes

Medical Xpress - Care home residents are at risk of COVID-19 even after being fully vaccinated (medicalxpress.com)


Silver Foil

Daily Advent - New study shows that silver foil could reduce the risk of infection in hospitals - Opera News (dailyadvent.com)
Leefewurst (Netherlands) - Zilverfolie kan het risico op infectie in ziekenhuizen verminderen - Leefbewust.com - nieuws gezondheid, voeding en milieu
Medical Xpress - New study shows that silver foil could reduce the risk of infection in hospitals (medicalxpress.com)
Technology Times (Pakistan) - New Study Shows That Silver Foil Could Reduce The Risk Of Infection (technologytimes.pk)
 

Hepatitis C

Medical Xpress - Hepatitis C vaccine could be rolled out within five years, says Nobel Prize winner who discovered virus (medicalxpress.com)
Barkhat News - واکسن "هپاتیت c" تا 5 سال دیگر در دسترس قرار خواهد گرفت (barkhat.news)
Scienmag - SCIENCE NEWS – Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News
SNewsi - Discovered News on July 11, 2021 at 6:10 PM (snewsi.com)
ISNA (Iran) - واکسن "هپاتیت C" تا ۵ سال دیگر در دسترس قرار خواهد گرفت - ایسنا (isna.ir)
 

Dog Food superbugs/ Last resort antibiotic resistance pets to owners (2 papers)

Guardian - Raw dog food ‘may be fuelling spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria’ | Antibiotics | The Guardian
Daily Mail - Superbugs discovered in raw dog food pose 'a public health risk', warn scientists | Daily Mail Online
Telegraph - ‘Nightmare scenario’: Potentially untreatable superbug being passed from dogs to owners (telegraph.co.uk)
The Sun - Superbug passed from dogs to owners risks 'nightmare scenario' of becoming untreatable, scientists warn (thesun.co.uk)
Mirror - Superbug passed from dogs to humans risks nightmare scenario of resistance to antibiotics - Mirror Online
CNN News 18 - Pet Dogs Can Spread Resistance to Last-resort Antibodies to Owners: Study (news18.com)
ABS-CBN - Bad dog? Research suggests superbug link to man's best friend | ABS-CBN News
RTL (Germany) - Danger from barfen: When the dog brings death to man (rtl.de)
Euro Weekly News - Superbug passed from dogs to owners risks ‘nightmare scenario’ (euroweeklynews.com)
Yahoo - Bad dog? Research suggests superbug link to man's best friend (yahoo.com)
Medical Xpress - Resistance to last-resort antibiotic may be passing between pet dogs and their owners (medicalxpress.com)

ECCMID 2021: Covid - Woman aged 90 died with double variant infection

It is possible to catch two Covid variants at the same time, experts are warning after seeing a double infection in a 90-year-old woman who became sick with the Alpha and Beta types first identified in the UK and South Africa. Her doctors suspect she contracted the infections from two different people. They believe it is the first documented case of its kind and, although rare, similar dual infections are happening. Her case is being discussed at this year's European Congress on Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases - ECCMID 2021. Read more on the story below.

 

BBC - Woman aged 90 died with double variant infection

ECCMID highlights Part 5:

ECCMID 2021 will host a wide variety of topics and cases encompassing all aspects of infectious diseases and clincial microbiology research and developments. Leading up to and throughout the congress many mainstream topics will be highlighted and discussed by media outlets. Here we have selected a few interesting cases that have already been picked up in the media which will be exploreed further and in more detail during ECCMID this year.

 

Beta Variant South Africa

Times Live (South Africa) - Beta variant of virus may increase risk for hospitalisation and death

Italy 24 News - Coronavirus, with the Beta variant increases the risk of hospitalization and death

QDS (Italy) - Covid, Beta variant increases the risk of hospitalization and death

Corriere della calabria (Italy) - Variante Beta: aumenta il rischio di ricoveri e decessi

Blue News (Switzerland) - La variante Beta aumenta il rischio di ricovero e morte

Tio (Switzerland) - Possibili più ricoveri e decessi con la variante Beta

Tenasia (Japan) - Beta variant (South Africa) may increase risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19, a large South African study suggests

Tiscali News (Italy) - Discovered a variant: it is the Beta. Isolated in South Africa increases risk of hospitalization and death

ZA News (South Africa) - Beta variant of virus may increase risk for hospitalisation and death

Ugolini (Thailand) - Possible more hospitalizations and deaths with the Beta

Informazione (Italy) - Discovered a variant: it is the Beta. Isolated in South Africa increases the risk of hospitalization and death (fcbz)

 

Azithromycin prevent mild COVID-19

Veja (Brazil) - Azithromycin is not effective against Covid-19, says study

News Beezer - The study shows that the antibiotic azithromycin does not prevent mild COVID-19 cases from leading to hospitalization or death

Nouvelles du Monde (France) - Un essai montre que l'antibiotique azithromycine n'empêche pas les cas bénins de COVID-19 de progresser vers l'hospitalisation ou la mort

Nach Welt (Germany) - Die Studie zeigt, dass das Antibiotikum Azithromycin nicht verhindert, dass leichte COVID-19-Fälle zu einem Krankenhausaufenthalt oder zum Tod führen

Head Topics (Brazil) - Azithromycin is not effective against Covid-19, study says

Charter97 (Russia) - Популярный препарат от коронавируса оказался бесполезным - Хартия'97 :: Новости Беларуси - Белорусские новости - Новости Белоруссии - Республика Беларусь - Минск

Haqqin (Russia) - Popular drug from COVID was useless - Haqqin

Racurs (Ukraine) - Popular drug proved ineffective for the treatment of coronavirus

MSN (Russia) - Популярный препарат от COVID-19 оказался бесполезным

Imag One (Russia) - Популярный препарат от COVID-19 оказался бесполезным ► Последние новости

OSN Media (Russia) - Популярный препарат от коронавируса не лечит

 

Poorer people less likely tested SARS-CoV-2 – TLPH

Medical Xpress - Poorer people less likely to be tested for SARS-CoV-2, more likely to be hospitalised, enter ICU and die: study

 

Mutated SARS-CoV-2 advanced HIV

Independent (Ireland) - Man with advanced HIV tested positive for Covid for 216 days as researchers warn of possible coronavirus mutations

News-fr-24 - Le SRAS-CoV-2 hautement muté a émergé d’une personne vivant avec un VIH avancé qui n’a pas pu éliminer le SRAS-CoV-2 tant que son infection par le VIH n’a pas été supprimée avec un traitement antirétroviral efficace

Medical Xpress - Highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 emerged from someone living with advanced HIV

Groundup (South Africa) - A woman with HIV took over 200 days to clear her Covid infection. Here’s why researchers are worried

Archyde - Risk of mutation: When SARS-CoV-2 meets HIV

Nouvelles du Monde (France) - Un homme avec un VIH avancé a été testé positif pour Covid pendant 216 jours alors que les chercheurs mettent en garde contre d'éventuelles mutations du coronavirus

Klein Zeitung (Austria) - Gefährliches Potenzial: Wird das Immunsystem unterdrückt, steigt die Gefahr von Mutationen

Kurier (Austria) - Mutationsgefahr: Wenn SARS-CoV-2 auf HIV trifft

Noti Ulti (Italy) - Mutation risk: when SARS-CoV-2 encounters HIV - Latest News (notiulti.com)

UAE News - Risk of mutation: When SARS-CoV-2 meets HIV

Nach Welt (Germany) - Mann mit fortgeschrittenem HIV wurde 216 Tage lang positiv auf Covid getestet, da Forscher vor möglichen Coronavirus-Mutationen warnen

COVID News.app (Germany) - A man with complex HIV tested positive for Covid for 216 days as researchers warn of imaginable mutations in the coronavirus.

Medical Xpress - Highly mutated SARS-CoV-2 emerged from someone living with advanced HIV


Antibodies saliva Pfizer vaccine

Daily Advent - Study of antibodies produced in saliva after Pfizer COVID vaccine shows both importance of second vaccine dose and updating vaccines to combat new variants of concern

Newsbreak - Doctors say 2nd dose is needed for new COVID variant

Correio Braziiense (Brazil) - Scientists identify substantial increase in defense after second dose of vaccine

 

Antibiotic use falling USA

The Latest news - Outpatient antibiotic use falling across the USA, suggests study of over 1,200 clinics

California News Times - Outpatient antibiotic use falling across the U.S.

The NY Press Agency - Outpatient antibiotic use falling across the U.S.

US News Guru - Outpatient antibiotic use falling throughout the U.S.

The Health Guild - The use of outpatient antibiotics is falling in the United States

Medical Xpress - Outpatient antibiotic use falling across the U.S.

H Faculty - Outpatient antibiotic use falling across the U.S.

Medical Online News (Australia) - Outpatient antibiotic use falling across the U.S.

World News Era - Outpatient Antibiotic Use Falling Across The USA, Suggests Study Of Over 1,200 Clinics

 

Common prescription drugs antibiotic resistance

Fortune Italia - Antibiotic resistance, new culprits identified

World News Era - Common Prescription Drugs (not Themselves Antibiotics) May Increase Risk Of Developing Antibiotic Resistance

ECCMID highlights Part 4:

ECCMID 2021 will host a wide variety of topics and cases encompassing all aspects of infectious diseases and clincial microbiology research and developments. Leading up to and throughout the congress many mainstream topics will be highlighted and discussed by media outlets. Here we have selected a few interesting cases that have already been picked up in the media which will be exploreed further and in more detail during ECCMID this year.

 

CORONAVAC

 

Partnering churches and pharmacies increase COVID-19 vaccination

 

Air pollution and COVID-19

 

Antibiotic resistance WHO

 

Black Death

ECCMID highlights Part 3:

ECCMID 2021 will host a wide variety of topics and cases encompassing all aspects of infectious diseases and clincial microbiology research and developments. Leading up to and throughout the congress many mainstream topics will be highlighted and discussed by media outlets. Here we have selected a few interesting cases that have already been picked up in the media which will be exploreed further and in more detail during ECCMID this year.

 

HIV 83-year old

Yahoo - HIV: Man diagnosed aged 83 (yahoo.com)

Malaysia News (Yahoo) - HIV: Man diagnosed aged 83 (yahoo.com)

Medical Xpress - Newly diagnosed HIV infection in an 83-year-old man—research highlights older populations still at risk (medicalxpress.com)

 

Absence flu during COVID-19 pandemic

Daily Mail - Recorded cases of influenzas dropped all the way to ZERO in 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic killed flu | Daily Mail Online

AS seen in MSN - Cases of influenzas dropped to 0 in 2020 as pandemic killed flu season (msn.com)

SciTechDaily - Researchers Investigate the Striking Absence of Flu and Other “Usual Suspects” During COVID-19 Pandemic (scitechdaily.com)

Infosalus - Confirmed absence of influenza and other respiratory infections during the COVID-19 pandemic (infosalus.com)

JioForme - Researchers investigate the significant absence of influenza and other “normal suspects” during the COVID-19 pandemic – Jioforme

Technology News24 (Germany) - Researchers Investigate Apparent Absence of Flu and Other "Usual Suspects" During COVID-19 Pandemic | Technology News 24 - Current and Accurate News - Technology News - Game News - Cryptocurrency News - Agenda News - World News (teknolojihaber24.com)

Whatsnew2day - Recorded cases of flu dropped all the way to ZERO in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic made the flu go away (whatsnew2day.com)

Granthshala News (India) - Recorded cases of influenza dropped to ZERO at one Detroit hospital in 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions killed flu season (granthshala.com)

Premium Newspaper - Recorded cases of influenzas dropped all the way to ZERO in 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic killed flu – Premium Newspaper

The World News - Recorded cases of influenzas dropped all the way to ZERO in 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic killed flu (twnews.co.uk)

Salten News (Switzerland) - Recorded cases of influenzas dropped all the way to ZERO in 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic killed flu - Salten News

Medical Xpress - Striking absence of flu and other 'usual suspects' during COVID-19 pandemic (medicalxpress.com)

Independent Eagle - Recorded cases of influenzas dropped all the way to ZERO in 2020 as COVID-19 pandemic killed flu - Independent Eagle

 

Aspirin heart attacks strokes

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Tech Explorist - Aspirin prevents heart attack and stroke, study - Tech Explorist

US News & World Report - Low-Dose Aspirin Cuts Heart Risks in Patients Battling Pneumonia | Health News | US News

Health Day- Low-Dose Aspirin Cuts Heart Risks in Patients Battling Pneumonia - Consumer Health News | HealthDay

Eminetra (New Zeland) - Low-dose aspirin reduces heart risk in patients fighting pneumonia - Eminetra New Zealand

MK News (Korea) - "Low-dose aspirin, risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with pneumonia↓" - Daily Economics (mk.co.kr)

ECCMID study finds pet owners can pass on COVID-19 to their cats and dogs

Researchers from Utrecht University sent a mobile veterinary clinic to households in the Netherlands that had tested positive for Covid at some point in the past 200 days. Swabs were taken from their pet cats and dogs to test for evidence of a current infection, while blood samples were also tested for antibodies suggesting a past exposure to Covid. The results of this study is being presented at ECCMID 2021 and has been written about across many media outlets. Read more on the story below.

 

BBC - Covid common in cats and dogs, study finds - BBC News

Sky News - COVID-19: Pet owners can pass on coronavirus to their cats and dogs, study suggests | UK News | Sky News

The Guardian - Pet owners urged to avoid their cats and dogs if they have Covid | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Independent - Common for dogs and cats to catch Covid from owners, study finds | The Independent

ITV news - Covid: Stay away from your pet if you have coronavirus amid fears they could pass it on to other humans, experts warn | ITV News

NBC News - Your pets can catch Covid from you, and cats appear more susceptible than dogs (nbcnews.com)

Huffington Post - Cat And Dog Owners With Covid May Be Passing It To Their Pets | HuffPost UK Life (huffingtonpost.co.uk)

World News Today - corona Archives - World Today News (world-today-news.com)

Vet Practice Magazine (Australia) - Study suggests it’s common for pets to catch COVID-19 from their owners - Vet Practice Magazine

US News and World Report - Pets Often Catch COVID From Owners, Study Finds | Health News | US News

Gibraltar Chronicle - Avoid contact with pet cat or dog if you have Covid-19, say experts (chronicle.gi)

Seattle Times (USA) - Zoo animals are getting experimental coronavirus vaccines | The Seattle Times

Toronto Sun (USA) - Lack of side effects doesn't mean mRNA vaccine not working: Study | Toronto Sun

NY Post - Pets often catch COVID-19 from their humans, new study reveals (nypost.com)

ECCMID highlights Part 2:

ECCMID 2021 will host a wide variety of topics and cases encompassing all aspects of infectious diseases and clincial microbiology research and developments. Leading up to and throughout the congress many mainstream topics will be highlighted and discussed by media outlets. Here we have selected a few interesting cases that have already been picked up in the media which will be exploreed further and in more detail during ECCMID this year.

 

Mental Health TB

Health Europa - Mental illness linked to increased risk of TB (healtheuropa.eu)

Amico Hoops - Mental health linked to tuberculosis risk (amicohoops.net)

Medical Xpress - Study links mental health with risk of tuberculosis (medicalxpress.com)

Mundo Deportivo (Daily Sports newspaper Spain) - This influences mental health on the risk of tuberculosis (mundodeportivo.com)

Olhardigital (Brazil) - Study: mental health is related to the development of tuberculosis (olhardigital.com.br)

Omskpress (Russia) - New study links mental health to TB risk - OmskPress

F1 Mundial (Spain) - Un estudio vincula la salud mental con el riesgo de tuberculosis (f1mundial.com)

Info Salus - Asocian la salud mental con el riesgo de tuberculosis (infosalus.com)

Zoltx - Research hyperlinks psychological well being with threat of tuberculosis – For Everyone (zoltx.com)

Health Zip - Study links mental health with risk of tuberculosis - EurekAlert Healthzip

Con Salud (Spain) - Relacionan la salud mental con el riesgo de tuberculosis (consalud.es)

The India practitioner - Study Links Mental Health with Risk of Tuberculosis - The Indian Practitioner

Top Personal Health - Study links mental health with risk of tuberculosis | Top Personal Health

St George’s Hospital News - New study links mental health with risk of tuberculosis (sgul.ac.uk)

 

Repurposed drugs for gonorrhoea

Yahoo - Gonorrhoea could be treated via cancer drugs (yahoo.com)

Yahoo (Malaysia News) - Gonorrhoea could be treated via cancer drugs (yahoo.com)

Medical Xpress - Study identifies existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat gonorrhea (medicalxpress.com)

Últimas Noticia (daily newspaper Venezula) - Un estudio identifica medicamentos existentes que podrían reutilizarse para tratar la gonorrea - Noticias Ultimas (notiulti.com)

Daily Advent - Cancer and diabetes drugs could treat antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea - Opera News (dailyadvent.com)

Zoltx.com - Research identifies current medicine that could possibly be repurposed to deal with gonorrhea – For Everyone (zoltx.com)

Medical online news - Study identifies existing drugs that could be repurposed to treat gonorrhea - Medical Online News

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ECCMID highlights Part 1:

ECCMID 2021 will host a wide variety of topics and cases encompassing all aspects of infectious diseases and clincial microbiology research and developments. Leading up to and throughout the congress many mainstream topics will be highlighted and discussed by media outlets. Here we have selected a few interesting cases that have already been picked up in the media which will be exploreed further and in more detail during ECCMID this year.

 

The longest recorded case of COVID-19

BBC - Covid: Scientists study 290 day positive Covid recovery - BBC News

ITV News - 'Longest-ever Covid case' as man repeatedly tests positive for 10 months; ITV News

The Guardian - The longest of Covids: the man infected for 10 months | Coronavirus | The Guardian

The Times - Coronavirus: I was ready to give up, says man with longest-ever Covid case | News | The Times

Daily Mail - Retired driving instructor, 72, tells how he was 'ready to give up' | Daily Mail Online

Independent - Man tests positive for Covid for 305 days in longest recorded case | The Independent

Telegraph (roundup) - Coronavirus latest news: Face masks 'optional' from July 19 - but may be 'advisory' in some settings, minister says (telegraph.co.uk)

Daily Mirror - Longest UK Covid patient infected for 305 days had 'funeral arranged five times' - Mirror Online

Yahoo - Man opens up about having had Covid-19 for almost 300 days (yahoo.com)

 

Buttock fillers land 29-year-old woman in hospital with life-threatening sepsis infection

Fox News - Doctors link woman’s butt fillers to sepsis diagnosis 14 months after procedure | Fox News

Medical Xpress - Potential complications following dermal filler augmentation (medicalxpress.com)

Daily Record- The Daily Record: «Woman spent weeks in hospital with sepsis one year after buttock filler» - Related news - Newstral.com

Gizmodo - https://gizmodo.com/a-woman-developed-life-threatening-sepsis-14-months-aft-1847160661

Yahoo - https://uk.style.yahoo.com/amphtml/woman-develops-sepsis-after-buttock-fillers-220147849.html

MSN - https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/woman-in-life-threatening-sepsis-battle-14-months-after-cosmetic-procedure/ar-AALnOAj?ocid=BingNewsSearch

Metro - 29-year-old gets 15cm abscess and sepsis after fillers in bum | Metro News

The Sun - https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/15371820/woman-29-struck-by-killer-sepsis-from-butt-fillers-over-a-year-after-injections/amp/

 

Plastic face masks provide little to no COVID-19 protection

SciTechDaily - Surgical Face Masks Provide Good Protection Against Aerosols – Plastic Face Shields Provide No Protection (scitechdaily.com)

The Mirror - Plastic face shields provide 'little or no Covid protection' compared to masks, study finds - Mirror Online

Health Europa - Plastic face shields do not protect from aerosols, study finds (healtheuropa.eu)

 

COVID-19 guideline confusion

Medical Xpress - Differences in countries' COVID-19 guidelines created confusion for healthcare professionals (medicalxpress.com)

Florida News Times - Differences in national COVID-19 guidelines have caused confusion for medical professionals - Florida News Times

 

Single dose vaccine (TLID)

Medical Xpress - Single dose of Pfizer or Astra Zeneca vaccine offers substantial protection to older adults in long-term care facilities (medicalxpress.com)

Business Standard - One shot of Pfizer, AstraZeneca vax offers 60% protection against Covid | Business Standard News (business-standard.com)

 

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria common in veterinary staff

Medical Xpresss - Dutch study finds antibiotic-resistant bacteria common in veterinary staff (medicalxpress.com)

Several international societies come together to remove another glass ceiling for women in medicine and science:

Members of ESCMID, the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), and the Swiss Society of Infectious Diseases (SSI) have teamed up to address the issue of unintended gender bias of early-career awards. They have released a joint position paper with recommendations on how to deal fairly with career breaks, whether full-time or just reduced workload, when assessing eligibility for these early-career awards.

 

This paper was the basis for the creation of the ESCMID CAREer grant aimed to support those individuals who want to advance their scientific career and have started a family.

 

You can read about the CAREer grant here

You can read the full press release from the authors here

And read the joint paper here

ESCMID COVID-19 vaccination position statement

ESCMID has released a statement addressing the society's current position on COVID-19 vaccination.

The statement can be read here.