Simon Drysdale
@sbdrysdale
Paediatric infection doctor @OUHospitals Researcher @OxfordVacGroup #RespiratorySyncytialVirus #RSV #Vaccines #AMS Parent. Sports fan. Views my own.
Professor Heather Zar from @FIRS_LungsFirst sees the new #lunghealth resolution from #WHA78 as an opportunity to ⬆️ access the new #RSV prevention tools. Read @Nakkazi in @LancetRespirMed👉 thelancet.com/journals/lanre… @ReSViNET @RSVGOLD @iRSVsociety @sbdrysdale @gateshealth
Great to see our study findings highlighted @itvnews news - hopefully the publicity will encourage anyone currently pregnant to consider getting the maternal RSV vaccine itv.com/news/2025-07-1…
RSV jab in pregnancy can ‘significantly’ cut baby’s infection risk, study says | The Independent independent.co.uk/life-style/hea…
In a bumper day for RSV news, the NHS in the UK has also announced that nirsevimab will be made available to the babies that can't benefit from RSV vaccination - those born before their mother receives it because they are born preterm @devisridhar bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
we estimated that it prevented 72% of hospital admissions in those whose mothers had been vaccinated more than 2 weeks before delivery thelancet.com/journals/lanch… 15/n
we estimated that it prevented 72% of hospital admissions in those whose mothers had been vaccinated more than 2 weeks before delivery thelancet.com/journals/lanch… 15/n
Premature babies in UK to be immunised against winter virus RSV - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
I've arrived #ESPID2025 so come and say hello. We are on the @ESPIDsociety stall in the foyer.
So excited for our new series of podcasts! started by talking to the 🤩 @sbdrysdale with a reminder about RSV & maternal vaccination. Who knows will this change our winters forever? @GreatNorthCH @NENC_NHS @NCL_medscience @ImperialPaeCH @EAPCongress @CanPaedSociety @apsmunro
The Paeds Round – Ep 10: Protecting infants with the maternal vaccine for RSV. Join Dr Simon Drysdale, Dr Emma Lim, and Dr Christo Tsilifis as they discuss the impact of RSV on infants and the rollout of the maternal RSV vaccine in the UK. Listen now: learning.rcpch.ac.uk/home/podcasts/…
The Paeds Round – Ep 10: Protecting infants with the maternal vaccine for RSV. Join Dr Simon Drysdale, Dr Emma Lim, and Dr Christo Tsilifis as they discuss the impact of RSV on infants and the rollout of the maternal RSV vaccine in the UK. Listen now: learning.rcpch.ac.uk/home/podcasts/…
Round Pneumonia | New England Journal of Medicine nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
We have just published a review on the Recent Advances in RSV Prevention and Treatment. A much needed, but tricky review to write, considering the fast-pace of RSV pharmaceutical development recently. Thanks to all coauthors! microbiologyresearch.org/content/journa…
RSV has just become a notifiable disease in the England
We’re updating the list of pathogens that Medical Professionals and laboratories in England must notify us about. ⚠📣 Check out our latest blog post with everything you and your colleagues in #HealthProtection need to know about the change. 👩🔬👨⚕️🔽 ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/cha…
We’re updating the list of pathogens that Medical Professionals and laboratories in England must notify us about. ⚠📣 Check out our latest blog post with everything you and your colleagues in #HealthProtection need to know about the change. 👩🔬👨⚕️🔽 ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/03/11/cha…
📣 NEW #UKHSAVirusWatch: We're seeing continued decreases in #Flu, while #COVID19 and #RSV remain at baseline levels. 📊 You can read the full flu and COVID-19 report, which includes RSV, here. 👇 gov.uk/government/sta…
Measles is highly infectious. 1 person can infect 15 other unvaccinated people on average. ❗ Being vaccinated helps protect you, and others who can't be vaccinated such as young and unborn babies. 👶
NEW SITE | The BiVISTA - Bivalent Vaccination against Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi A study has begun recruiting in Hull. For more information: ovg.ox.ac.uk/studies/bivist… @ResearchHumber | @OxPaediatrics | @OxfordMedSci
Early data from @P_H_S_Official show that RSV vaccination (@pfizer ABRYSVO) in older adults aged 75-79 was associated with 62% ⬇️ (95%CI 35-80%) in #RSV hospitalisation. 🦠🏥💉👏 Vaccination commenced mid August 2024 & uptake was 68.6% (end of Nov 2024). thelancet.com/journals/lanin…
🧵 1. An exciting new study from @P_H_S_official and @UniStrathclyde, published in @TheLancetInfDis, has shown the new RSV vaccine programme in Scotland has resulted in a 62% reduction in hospitalisations among vaccinated older adults. Find out more ⬇️ publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/febr…
Our latest BronchSTART publication! "Maternal views on RSV vaccination during the first season of implementation in England & Scotland" Significant different in vaccinated & unvaccinated groups in perceptions of access to the vaccine. thelancet.com/journals/lanin… HT @PERUKItweep
NEW | Listen to Dr Andrew Duncan, the lead doctor for the BIO-006 study, on a new episode of The Naked Scientist podcast🎧. The BIO-006 study aims to improve our understanding of relapsing malaria infection caused by the Plasmodium vivax parasite.
"We should be doing more to tackle the winter viruses that in our ageing population can range from inconvenient to life threatening." An extended flu vaccine rollout would benefit public health and the economy, writes @LindsayBbent bmj.com/content/388/bm…