Twitter Watch

A selection of items of interest this week from a variety of twitter feeds. This capture is highly selective and by no means intended to be exhaustive.

AIDSvaccine IAVI
World #AIDS #Vaccine Day is Wednesday. Many significant advances are being made in #HIV prevention #research. Help spread the word!

gatesfoundation Gates Foundation
RT ONECampaign: African health ministers from six countries go “on the record” about #vaccines… http://bit.ly/lyx0xq

whonews WHO News
Tweeting on our World Health Assembly 16-25 May 2011? Join the conversation & use #worldhealthassembly http://j.mp/kbSWfw #globalhealth

AIDSvaccine IAVI
IAVI statement on #HPTN052 trial that finds early ARV treatment can reduce #HIV transmission among discordant couples http://bit.ly/ixogmg

USAIDGH USAID
Tempering Fear When the Winds Blow, great meningitis piece from Marc LaForce, Director Meningitis Vaccine Project: http://1.usa.gov/laTsG1

whonews WHO News

Read Dr Chan’s blog post on saving lives through #immunization http://tinyurl.com/6gqna8d #globalhealth

gatesfoundation Gates Foundation
#Polio campaign in the Congo aims to vaccinate 23 million children under five: http://gates.ly/kJrUsv via @UNICEF

AIDSvaccine IAVI
World #AIDS Vaccine Day/ #HIV #Vaccine Awareness Day is May 18. Build your basic knowledge w/IAVI’s VaxLit Toolkit: http://bit.ly/aSTZXA