@mvankerkhove of @WHO urging for evidence driven policy, equitable access to safe and effective vaccines, building Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) strategy, and platforms to facilitate sharing of key reagents

“The influenza community is collegial. It’s smart, modest and just great people to work with. I thank you for allowing me to be in some senses a part of it for a time” Thank you @ProfPCDoherty day 1 (📸 always engaging w researchers to inspire us) An immense thank you to Lance Jennings (chair since 2012) and Alan Hampson (long term editor at ISIRV journal Influenza and Other respiratory viruses) for their leadership and service to @IsirvEpi @isirvAVG, influenza and respiratory virus research… (📸 igniting the @options2024 torch since Carins 1992) But “flu researchers don’t retire”- so we wish them the best in their next virus activity- current chair Maria Zambon

Congratulations to our award winners for fantastic oral presentations and posters

@profvrr TwiV! Live with panel for immunodominance of epitopes for B cells and T cells with @stephanielangel host of TWi Immune) and Kathy Spindler (host of TWi Virus) @GuthmillerJenna (team B cells) and @GrasLab (team T cells)

Our final morning plenary session @options2024 on zoonotic viruses From @MalikP46697504 from @hku for the risk of MERSCoV across Africa persisting in camels as the virus causes cluster outbreaks since 2012, low seroprevalence and mutational instability leading to a persistent threat

@MarianaLeguia from @pucp HPAI H5N1 devastated South America animal populations in 2023 and into Antarctica with the need for public education on risk from infected animals And needing researchers and systems in place to pivot at outbreak onset rather than starting once outbreak has bolted - thanks @MarianaLeguia for coming to her first @options2024