Prof Danny Altmann
@daltmann.bsky.social
Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London. Editor of OUP Oxford Open Immunology. Co-author - Penguin Long Covid Handbook. Discusses: Covid-19, Long Covid, T cells, immunogenetics and HLA, respiratory infection, science policy, arboviruses, C19th lit
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Dipping toe in the water after many years at the other place, trying the transition. Mainly aiming to discuss exciting stuff happening in immunology research, including but not only responses in Covid-19 and Long Covid. Please follow if this could be of interest
…but so frustrating and impossible to get tickets! Needs some proper dates with a ticket website that doesn’t just put you on hold..
I'm not sure I've ever been to a gig quite like Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn at The Moth Club last night. Here's why.
Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt at The Moth Club, Hackney: “Two cosmic serendipities threw down a line that started in 1982 and continued unbroken into last night.” | Pete Paphides
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December 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
…but so frustrating and impossible to get tickets! Needs some proper dates with a ticket website that doesn’t just put you on hold..
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Looks like flu is wave is likely to be "normal bad" shifted earlier and not bigger this year after all.
Latest hospital data came out this afternoon.
Latest hospital data came out this afternoon.
December 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Looks like flu is wave is likely to be "normal bad" shifted earlier and not bigger this year after all.
Latest hospital data came out this afternoon.
Latest hospital data came out this afternoon.
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Radio 4’s Jane Austen season is absolutely brilliant and wonderful. There is nothing like Radio 4 anywhere in the world, it is so precious.
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Radio 4’s Jane Austen season is absolutely brilliant and wonderful. There is nothing like Radio 4 anywhere in the world, it is so precious.
Reassessing sotrovimab's role in COVID-19: insights and implications - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reassessing sotrovimab's role in COVID-19: insights and implications
The development of anti-spike monoclonal antibodies by pharmaceutical manufacturers
during the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented effort that helped save thousands
of lives. In this issue of The L...
www.thelancet.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reassessing sotrovimab's role in COVID-19: insights and implications - The Lancet Infectious Diseases www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Restoring youth to old immune cells: mRNA therapy turns back the clock www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Restoring youth to old immune cells: mRNA therapy turns back the clock
Testing in mice suggests that rejuvenating T cells could make vaccines and some cancer therapies more effective.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Restoring youth to old immune cells: mRNA therapy turns back the clock www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gene editing cuts blood cholesterol levels in small study | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Gene editing cuts blood cholesterol levels in small study
In 15 patients, infusion of CRISPR treatment lowered amounts of two artery-clogging fats
www.science.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Gene editing cuts blood cholesterol levels in small study | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Job links for those posts with our team:
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December 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Job links for those posts with our team:
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Come and join us at Imperial College to work a project looking at mechanisms in Long Covid and ME/CFS
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Come and join us at Imperial College to work a project looking at mechanisms in Long Covid and ME/CFS
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
We're looking for:
A keen, experienced Research Nurse
A gifted molecular immunologist with a strong bioinformatics background
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.imperial.ac.uk/.../descript....
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
Excellent piece including update on ME/CFS genetics and on our 'Rosetta' project on Long Covid and ME/CFS
Excellent piece including update on ME/CFS genetics and on our 'Rosetta' project on Long Covid and ME/CFS
Chronic fatigue syndrome seems to have a very strong genetic element
The largest study so far into the genetics of chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis, has implicated 259 genes – six times more than those identified just four months ago
www.newscientist.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
www.newscientist.com/article/2508...
Excellent piece including update on ME/CFS genetics and on our 'Rosetta' project on Long Covid and ME/CFS
Excellent piece including update on ME/CFS genetics and on our 'Rosetta' project on Long Covid and ME/CFS
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Seven feel-good science stories to round up 2025. All too often we forget to celebrate the positives
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#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025
Immense progress in gene-editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025.
www.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Seven feel-good science stories to round up 2025. All too often we forget to celebrate the positives
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#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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#AcademicSky
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The CDC has endorsed ACIP’s decision of revoking universal access in USA to hepatitis B vaccines at birth. The policy had been in place for 34y and was changed despite no new evidence emerging of any risk of vaccination. #HealthPolicy 🧵
CDC accepts ACIP’s hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies
The CDC also said if a baby is not receiving a birth dose of vaccine, the initial dose should be administered no earlier than 2 months of age.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The CDC has endorsed ACIP’s decision of revoking universal access in USA to hepatitis B vaccines at birth. The policy had been in place for 34y and was changed despite no new evidence emerging of any risk of vaccination. #HealthPolicy 🧵
Get your flu vaccine and protect Gran at Xmas👇
December 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Get your flu vaccine and protect Gran at Xmas👇
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“I hoped we’d broken that taboo during the pandemic. Masks do help us and there’s nothing wrong with wearing one. It’s sensible. If we could do it for one virus, why are we too proud to do it for another?”
@daltmann.bsky.social quoted in
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@daltmann.bsky.social quoted in
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What the scientists are doing to avoid superflu
Is it too late for a flu jab? Should you still go to parties? Claire Cohen asks the experts if it’s worth changing our behaviour
www.thetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“I hoped we’d broken that taboo during the pandemic. Masks do help us and there’s nothing wrong with wearing one. It’s sensible. If we could do it for one virus, why are we too proud to do it for another?”
@daltmann.bsky.social quoted in
(£) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
@daltmann.bsky.social quoted in
(£) www.thetimes.com/life-style/h...
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Was on Sky News this morning discussing Flu and whether this was a record bad year or not.
Also discussed what we could do and the importance of vaccines, ventilation and wearing a mask if you're ill.
youtu.be/_PZiU3R7jac
Also discussed what we could do and the importance of vaccines, ventilation and wearing a mask if you're ill.
youtu.be/_PZiU3R7jac
Interview with Sky News about Flu cases in England December 2025
YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Was on Sky News this morning discussing Flu and whether this was a record bad year or not.
Also discussed what we could do and the importance of vaccines, ventilation and wearing a mask if you're ill.
youtu.be/_PZiU3R7jac
Also discussed what we could do and the importance of vaccines, ventilation and wearing a mask if you're ill.
youtu.be/_PZiU3R7jac
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And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
December 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And in response to headlines like "there is no need for masks", here is the 1 minutes from my interview where I discuss basic preventative measures (including masks!).
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
Also note that NHS stats like A&E and Ambulance waits are lower than same time 3 years ago, even with earlier flu wave.
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So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
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Following Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg’s allegations that they unearthed evidence of 10 infant deaths in the VAERs reports which they allege are linked to the covid vaccine, this ‘evidence’ still to be shared. Despite this the ‘findings’ look to influence changes in vaccine approvals & trials 🧵
FDA to update regulations after unconfirmed claims of Covid vaccine-linked death
Announcement, and lack of details in the weeks following, represents major departure from previous FDA priorities
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Following Vinay Prasad and Tracy Hoeg’s allegations that they unearthed evidence of 10 infant deaths in the VAERs reports which they allege are linked to the covid vaccine, this ‘evidence’ still to be shared. Despite this the ‘findings’ look to influence changes in vaccine approvals & trials 🧵
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Okay. This is angering me.
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Okay. This is angering me.
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Thanks for the kind comments.
We’re hugely grateful to @meassociation.org.uk and all those who raised funds to make this possible
We’re hugely grateful to @meassociation.org.uk and all those who raised funds to make this possible
Beyond thrilled to hear this news about @daltmann.bsky.social and team receiving serious @meassociation.org.uk funding for an immunology project. Prof Altman has already been a great advocate, and I am thrilled this will enable him to keep working in the field.
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Imperial College London: £1.1m awarded to investigate links between ME/CFS and Long Covid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thanks for the kind comments.
We’re hugely grateful to @meassociation.org.uk and all those who raised funds to make this possible
We’re hugely grateful to @meassociation.org.uk and all those who raised funds to make this possible
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Beyond thrilled to hear this news about @daltmann.bsky.social and team receiving serious @meassociation.org.uk funding for an immunology project. Prof Altman has already been a great advocate, and I am thrilled this will enable him to keep working in the field.
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Imperial College London: £1.1m awarded to investigate links between ME/CFS and Long Covid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
"A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid."
https://tinyurl.com/mr3ybhwv
#MECFSResearch #MECFS #pwME #LongCovid
£1.1m awarded to investigate links between ME/CFS and Long Covid
A new landmark study funded by The ME Association will help scientists to uncover shared pathways between ME/CFS and Long Covid.
tinyurl.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Beyond thrilled to hear this news about @daltmann.bsky.social and team receiving serious @meassociation.org.uk funding for an immunology project. Prof Altman has already been a great advocate, and I am thrilled this will enable him to keep working in the field.
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this is a direct consequence of the decisions made by the US to slash foreign health aid. BUT many European countries (inc UK) have also cut aid.
"For the first time in 25 years, child mortality rates for preventable diseases are projected to increase, after having declined for 25 years."
This is the legacy of aid cuts. ~AA
time.com/7338791/chil...
This is the legacy of aid cuts. ~AA
time.com/7338791/chil...
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
this is a direct consequence of the decisions made by the US to slash foreign health aid. BUT many European countries (inc UK) have also cut aid.
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Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain. Nature reports how researchers are learning their value in shaping our behaviour, memory, and health. #Neuroskyence 🧪
The ‘silent’ brain cells that shape our behaviour, memory and health
Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain, but researchers are only now realizing their true value.
go.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Astrocytes make up one-quarter of the brain. Nature reports how researchers are learning their value in shaping our behaviour, memory, and health. #Neuroskyence 🧪
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“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This irresponsible and purposely misleading guidance will lead to more hepatitis B infections in infants and children.” Read our full statement by AAP President Dr. Susan J. Kressly:
www.aap.org/en/news-room...
www.aap.org/en/news-room...