Samia Saad
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Samia Saad
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East meets West. Scientist & public health advocate. @cepivaccines. Former @gatesfoundation. Views my own.
A whole viral family R&D preparedness approach, like broadly protective pan-sarbecovirus Vx development, is a critical component towards achieving the #100DaysMission in the face of a new SARS-X outbreak

Learn more in @cepi’s press release lnkd.in/e5xXdrS7
Read open-access paper lnkd.in/ejvmKrYE
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October 4, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Gaza: Doctors Under Attack review – this crucial film is the stuff of nightmares. But the world needs to see it

The film the BBC refused to air shows the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza. Its relentless timeline of horrors will never leave you

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Gaza: Doctors Under Attack review – this crucial film is the stuff of nightmares. But the world needs to see it
The film the BBC refused to air shows the targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza. Its relentless timeline of horrors will never leave you
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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BBC commissions documentary on medics in Gaza, then decides it doesn’t like the conclusions presented, and does everything it can to not show it.
Gaza has become the graveyard of western moral integrity.,
Step forward exhibit Number 1- the BBC.
The world watches children being targeted. A people being starved to death. Everyone knows what is going on.
Spare us the BBC whining about "partiality."

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
How a BBC documentary on doctors in Gaza spiralled into a bitter impartiality row
The documentary, being broadcast on Wednesday night, came close to not being seen at all on British TV after months of delayed dates, acrimonious negotiations and concerns over partiality, writes Rach...
www.independent.co.uk
July 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Do watch the Gaza medics film in C4 tonight and judge for yourself if the BBC was right to drop it
Sir Robbie Gibb had "no formal role" in discussions about ditching a BBC film on medics in Gaza. The BBC seems blind to "perceptions of partiality" when it comes to this key board member. My column www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has a conflict of interest over Gaza
After the Glastonbury furore, the pulling of a film about medics under attack in Gaza is leading to bigger questions about the political influence of ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Nice experience at The Conduit discussing the impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases. Many thanks to all involved in the organisation, my fellow panelists @charlottekilpo.bsky.social @samiasaad.bsky.social @mcdonnell.bsky.social @ellenthoen.bsky.social and the UK Pasteur foundation
July 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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Nice experience at The Conduit discussing the impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases. Many thanks to all involved in the organisation, my fellow panelists @charlottekilpo.bsky.social @samiasaad.bsky.social @mcdonnell.bsky.social @ellenthoen.bsky.social and the UK Pasteur foundation
June 25, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Known as the 100 Days Mission, had it been achieved against the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus it would have saved over 8 million people from dying of COVID-19 by the end of 2021 and prevented $14.35 trillion of economic damage. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Impact of the 100 days mission for vaccines on COVID-19: a mathematical modelling study
Our findings show the value of the 100 Days Mission and how these can be amplified through improvements in manufacturing and health systems equity. However, these investments must be enhanced by prior...
www.thelancet.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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For #WorldImmunizationWeek, take a look at a new collection of explainers from CEPI that answer some of the most commonly searched questions about the vaccine technology behind the immunisations that help to protect vulnerable populations around the world.

Explore them in the posts below ⏬
April 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM