Bert Niesters

Great collaborative effort virological.org/t/preliminary-… @WHO after the essential quality assuance steps, finalised this morning, data confirms point source outbreak

Impact of the COVID19 pandemic on pertussis nature.com/articles/s4146… Interesting work from PhD student Hannah Gaasbeek looking at effect of the pandemic interventions on other infectious diseases. More to come. @rivm @ErasmusMC

Lessons learned from bat and rodent reservoir hosts of zoonotic viruses dlvr.it/TRkvHj

@MarionKoopmans who.int/publications/i… ~40 pages. Will read, thanks!

Must read preprint for anyone interested in evolution of avian flu: reconstruction of the evolutionary history of H5 highly pathogenic influenza viruses entering north america , mixing massively with local bird flu viruses. biorxiv.org/content/10.648… enhanced preparedness essential

Prioritisation of (emerging) infectious diseases: a study that shows how important it is to have regional representation. The typical " global north" listed is very different from the priority diseases listed by the rest of the world pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12…

Onze staatsschuld is té laag (43% BNP - we mogen 60% - Frankrijk 112% BNP staatsschuld). Als we niet nu zelf investeren betalen we straks de Franse pensioenen van dat geld (62,8 jaar pensioenleeftijd daar) 'Nú investeren of we raken achterop' nos.nl/artikel/259422… via @NOS

Having a look at the EU preparedness and response plan health.ec.europa.eu/publications/c…

A very special day today, as I look back and remember our trepidation on how this crazy idea of a new pathogen database would go down. Would our work be for nought? But no! I'm so grateful that we've been able to make a big impact on sequence sharing! Here's to year 2! 🥂

@hsdvries Dat geldt voor meer producten. Triest gewoon bijna kinderachtig.

We worden leeggezogen in Nederland. 👇

Leading this PREMISE project w @Peds_Hai_D & @VogtVirusLab has been one of the highlights of my career. So many amazing ppl worked together to generate this novel data from a unique immunoepidemiologic approach to infectious disease surveillance. Excited to share our 1st paper!👇

Nature Comm: Using COVID-19 pandemic perturbation to model RSV-hMPV interactions & potential implications under RSV interventions. Great work by @EmilyHowerton6 & colleagues in the Grenfell modeling group #humanmetapneumovirus #RSV #modeling rdcu.be/ezBkU

@BM_Visser Dit is toch triest. 2x zo duur als in Duitsland.

Best bijzonder: morgenmiddag 23 juli, midden in de zomer, heeft 'zonnekampioen Nederland' de hoogste elektriciteitsprijs van heel Noordwest-Europa. #grafiekvandedag Bron: epexspot.com

A new CDC study finds Mycoplasma pneumoniae caused nearly half of pediatric community-acquired pneumonia hospitalizations in the last 6 months of 2024. Read the full report: bit.ly/3TC1n9k

I’m getting replies suggesting I must be paid by pharma to speak out about vaccines. Let me be clear: I have no financial ties to vaccine makers. I don’t get paid to post. I do this in my own time — time I could spend with my kids, or catching up on work, or climbing. I do it because I’ve seen the fatal consequences of misinformation up close. I took care of dozens of Covid patients who died after refusing the vaccine — not because they were reckless, but because they were misled. I carry that with me. And I don’t want anyone else to lose a loved one to something that’s preventable. I’m not here for clout. I’m not doing this to undermine RFK Jr. or Trump. I’ve disagreed publicly with parts of the Covid response. But I’ll never stay silent when dangerous falsehoods are being spread. Vaccines save lives. Lies can cost them. That’s why I speak up.

@MarionKoopmans Gefeliciteerd Marion💐💐

Honoured!

One of the best political cartoonists in the world is the Dutch artist Jep Bertrams.

Four ways COVID changed virology: lessons from the most sequenced virus of all time nature.com/articles/d4158…

Great crowd at #standupforscience NYC!