With promising developments in the field of respiratory viral infections, the conference sessions covered hot topics on seasonal, pandemic, and zoonotic influenza viruses, as well as other respiratory viruses such as RSV and SARS-CoV-2.

The discussions highlighted the crucial role of prevention, treatment and access to immunisation programmes to raise awareness and decrease the cases of RSV hospitalisations and deaths of young children and older adults.

ESWI Summit 2024: Early Career Scientists They each delivered a presentation introducing themselves and their ongoing work on RSV, bringing innovative ideas and making clear calls for action.

Keynote Lecture by Dexter Wiseman, Imperial College London

Keynote Lecture by Stefan Gravenstein, Brown University

Keynote Lecture by Simon Drysdale, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

ESWI 2023: 10 key take home messages

Research led by Dr Carolien van de Sandt, a senior research fellow at the Doherty Institute and 2023 Claude Hannoun Prize, and UNSW Sydney shows that cells are replaced as we get older by ones less able to read threat from infections

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