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Antonia Ho
@drtoniho.bsky.social
Professor of Infectious Diseases @UofGlasgow @CVRinfo & Honorary Consultant. Interests #epidemiology #respiratoryviruses #ARI #GlobalHealth 🦠🧬. Also 🐶! Views are my own. #IDSky #EpiSky #DogSky
Delighted to have contributed to this article. 👇

COVID19 hasn’t gone away, and continued SARSCoV2 surveillance is critical.
“I think there’s a collective amnesia right now about COVID-19”

SARS-CoV-2 infections have been rising in the past month, and limited surveillance is hampering health strategies

go.nature.com/3LeRVbd
COVID-19 is spreading again — how serious is it and what are the symptoms?
Limited COVID-19 surveillance data are hampering vaccination and health strategies, researchers say.
go.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨New paper from @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group PhD student @mhairijan.bsky.social on the evolving neutralising antibody responses to #SARSCoV2 in an urban & rural cohort in #Malawi, showing ⬆️ complexity of immune landscape across 3 waves. 🦠🩸🇲🇼📈

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Flu has arrived early this year! We are seeing a lot of flu A(H3) circulating.

Very glad I got my flu vaccine this week. If you are eligible, go for it! 🦠😷💉

#vaccineworks
October 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
😢🤯
Hundreds of infectious disease specialists have been let go by the Trump administration. Here are four who helped to keep pandemics at bay.
(Gift article)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/h...
They Fought Outbreaks Worldwide. Now They’re Fighting for New Lives.
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Reposted by Antonia Ho
WHO replaces H1N1 and H3N2 strains for Southern Hemisphere flu vaccines www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...
WHO replaces H1N1 and H3N2 strains for Southern Hemisphere flu vaccines
The two influenza A picks are different from the current Northern Hemisphere vaccines and from last season's Southern Hemisphere vaccines.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
@cvrinfo.bsky.social clinical #PhD students & fellows out in force the @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk Infection Research Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👩‍🔬🔬🩺
September 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reposted by Antonia Ho
Dr Claire Cameron, Consultant in Public Health at PHS, writes in our latest blog about the importance of making sure students are up to date with their vaccinations before heading to college or university.

Read the full blog below ⬇️
publichealthscotland.scot/our-blog/202...

#Vaccines4Students
September 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Please repost this exciting opportunity! 📣
📢 VACANCY | Research Assistant/Associate - Data Analysis

Support @drtoniho.bsky.social & @louisapollock.bsky.social's Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.

More: bit.ly/CVR-WorkWithUs
Apply: gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ Ref 180274
August 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
📣Come work with us!

Looking for a Research Assistant/Associate in Data Analysis, for a Pfizer-funded research project focused on effectiveness of maternal #RSV vaccination in infants in Scotland.

More: bit.ly/3Va7yCd
Enq to: @louisapollock.bsky.social
Closing: 17 Sept 25

@cvrinfo.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Excited to be starting this project with @louisapollock.bsky.social to evaluate the real-world effectiveness of #RSV vaccine in pregnant women in Scotland to protect young infants.🤰💉👶🦠🏥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
💉 New Research to Track How Well RSV Vaccines Protect Scottish Babies

Congratulations to @drtoniho.bsky.social & @louisapollock.bsky.social who have received funding from Pfizer to track the real-world effectiveness of RSV vaccines given to pregnant women across Scotland.

cvr.ac.uk/engage/news/...
August 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
🚨New paper 🚨

In 2 cohorts:
1) Malawi community cohort
2) UK adults with acute HCV

We found overestimation of neutralising abs using retrovirus-based pseudotyped assays in persons receiving integrase inhibitors, e.g. dolutegravir.

🧵by @mhairijan.bsky.social👇

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Reposted by Antonia Ho
Massive congratulations Elen!! 🎉👏
Proud supervisor post! 👏🙌😬

Congratulations to @elenvink.bsky.social, @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group & @emcat1.bsky.social #PhD student, for passing her viva! 🎉🍾

Thanks to @thushan-desilva.bsky.social & Ana Filipe for being fantastic examiners.
August 6, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Proud supervisor post! 👏🙌😬

Congratulations to @elenvink.bsky.social, @cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epi Group & @emcat1.bsky.social #PhD student, for passing her viva! 🎉🍾

Thanks to @thushan-desilva.bsky.social & Ana Filipe for being fantastic examiners.
August 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Spoke to BBC on the myriad of reasons why uptake of vaccines in adults and children are lower in ethnic minority groups.

Understanding this is critical for public health agencies to develop targeted strategies to enhance uptake. 💉🦠

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are ethnic minority groups falling behind on vaccines? - BBC News
Data shows wide disparities in uptake of a range of vaccines, including measles, HPV, flu and Covid-19.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
@cvrinfo.bsky.social Clinical Viral Epidemiology Group #PhD student, kirstykwok.bsky.social presenting her analysis of non-SARSCoV2 respiratory viral sequence data from Africa at #PandemicSciences25 conference 🫁🧬🌍
July 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Dad and I completed the East Highland Way on Sunday! 150km over 7 days in typical 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 weather - a mixture of ☀️🌧️🌬️🌦️

We’ve raised nearly £8000 for @AlzResearchUK! 🥺 Really touched by everyone’s support & generosity

THANK YOU!! 🙏

www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
William & Toni's fundraiser for Alzheimer's Research UK
Help Antonia Ho raise money to support Alzheimer's Research UK
www.justgiving.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A few highlights from the first 4 days of the East Highland Way.

Scotland at its best! 🗻🐑☀️😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

78.4km down, 63km to go.

Many thanks to everyone who donated so far 🙏

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June 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM
My dad & I are setting off on the East Highland Way today - a 132km trail from Fort William to Aviemore to fundraise for @AlzResearchUK, a charity close to our hearts. 💜🗻🚶‍♀️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Any donations would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

www.justgiving.com/page/ho-ward...
June 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Great to stretch the legs on Zomba plateau after a week of meetings! 🗻🇲🇼
June 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
☹️
“If things continue as they are, American science is ruined”

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reposted by Antonia Ho
If you like epidemiology, public health, data science, causal inference, or the occasional anti-antivaxxer snark, you'll love E is for Epi.

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May 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Delighted to present our latest work using serology & next-gen sequencing to understand respiratory viral epidemiology in #Malawi to colleagues at @MEIRU_MALAWI & the Public Health Institute of Malawi 🫁🦠🩸🧪🧬📈

@mhairijan.bsky.social
@abenaphd.bsky.social
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Met 2 former medical students that I taught 13 years ago at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre - Mike Chisema (left) is now Head of Expanded Programme on Immunisation for Malawi! 🩺🏥🇲🇼

I feel old 👵😂
May 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Excited to be at the 2nd Summit on Integrated Multiplex Serosurveillance. Looking forward to hearing & sharing updates on seroepidemiology studies in African countries. 🩸👩‍🔬🦠🌍

@MalawiHealth
@MLW_Programme @KUHeS_mw
@cvrinfo.bsky.social
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@gatesfoundation.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM