Astrid Iversen
Likes Virology & Immunology & Evolution & Epidemiology; tweets mine, retweets not.
Professor of Virology and Immunology, University of Oxford; views my own
- Controversial Danish vaccine research group faces new allegations | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- I agree with Kristian. The Danish childhood vaccination schedule needs updating. Great to see Jens' comment that chickenpox vacc is being considered (will protect against acute illness- & prevent shingles & likely decrease dementia risk). These vaccines benefit children - for their whole life!
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- Vaccination can benefit older adults too - interesting summary of what we know so far - it is a public health benefit worth consideration Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...
- Reposted by Astrid IversenA study in Nature Immunology shows that Long COVID is characterized by persistent activation of chronic inflammatory pathways and T cell exhaustion. The findings suggest new therapeutic targets and potential biomarkers of disease. go.nature.com/4oU0kib #immunosky #medsky 🧪
- Magical thinking will not prevent future pandemics or improve public health | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- Det er en rigtig god ide at vaccinere mod skoldkopper - udover at beskytte børn mod skoldkopper vil det at undgå infektion med VZV virus også forhindre helvedsild senere i livet - og sandsynligvis nedsætte risikoen for demens. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Science editors pick 2025’s stories that stood out | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- CDC funds controversial hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Pandemic security needs national leadership | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- The lingering shadow of epidemics: post-acute sequelae across history: Trends in Immunology www.cell.com/trends/immun...
- Societal restraint of behavior during the pre-vaccine pandemic saved working-age men but not women | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- How the yellow fever mosquito conquered the world | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- I sidste uge blev der målt den højeste konc. af corona i spildevand siden juni 2024 - dvs de sidste 15 mdr. (det tager 1 uge at analyse data) Vi er kun i september- & vaccinationerne starter først i oktober- husk at udluftning, ventilation, HEPA-filtre- & masker mindsker smitten
- Built from data from 0.4 million UK Biobank participants and 1.9 million Danes. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
- Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/w...
- Corona konc. i spildevand fortsætter med at vokse- hvilket er forventeligt når folk kommer hjem fra ferie, samfundet starter op igen & nye(re) varianter vokser op -& vi ikke minder om vigtigheden af udluftning, ventilation, HEPA filtre, bliv hjemme v. sygdom- & masker til sårbare
- Corona koncentrationen i spildevand ser ud til at fortsætte sin stigning- det passer med mønstret fra tidligere år når sommerferien slutter & folk er tilbage på arbejdet & børnene i skole osv En af varianterne giver (ud over alle de andre kendte corona symptomer og risici) hæshed
- Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/w...
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- Corona koncentrationen i spildevand er desværre i stigning.
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- Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/h...
- I am very grateful for this exciting and inspiring collaboration, and delighted to share our paper, describing the infectious challenges humans have encountered over the last 12,000+ years in Eurasia, the interplay between lifestyle & pathogenic exposures, & the rise of zoonoses rdcu.be/evxDy
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- New approach enables body to engineer its own cells to fight cancer or autoimmunity | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...
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- Corona variant NB.1.8.1 ( aka Nimbus) er den nyeste variant der spreder sig - og vil sandsynligvis snart komme til Danmark (er her nok allerede).
- Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/w...
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- Explosive mpox outbreak in Sierra Leone overwhelms health systems | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Astrid IversenMeet "Nimbus", aka SARS-CoV-2 variant NB.1.8.1. (Thread) 1/
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- What does the new FDA framework mean for the future of COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S.? | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- SARS-CoV-2 induces neutrophil degranulation and differentiation into myeloid-derived suppressor cells associated with severe COVID-19 | Science Translational Medicine www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
- NIH guts its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
- Er enig med Lars Erik Larsen i at risikoen er for stor og unødvendig at løbe - vi har vidst at dette kunne blive problematisk i mange, mange år - dvs i lang tid før minkerhvervet startede op i Danmark igen i jan 2023. Hvorfor det gjorde det er ikke klart. www.berlingske.dk/indland/luk-...
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- Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...
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- Trump cuts damage global efforts to track diseases, prevent outbreaks | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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- Reposted by Astrid IversenLockdowns are terrible. So are deadly pandemics. @chrischirp.bsky.social tells it straight. christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...
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- Pandemics Change History. Covid Was No Different. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/o...
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