Dr Zania Stamataki

Public Health

Childhood pneumonia is surging in many countries – while the germs causing it are known, the effects of co-infections aren’t

— Reports of increased pneumonia cases in various countries have raised concerns. These outbreaks are attributed to known respiratory germs like RSV and Mycoplasma pneumoniae, typical for this time of year.

COVID-19

How much immunity do we get from a COVID infection? Large study offers new clues

— Previous infection was highly protective against reinfection with alpha, beta and delta variants, but less so against omicron BA.1.