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New WHO recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently published a new position paper on COVID-19 vaccines. Dr. Henning Jacobsen, a researcher in the department “Viral Immunology” at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), supported the WHO as an external advisor and contributed to the paper. The updated recommendations focus on people at increased risk of severe COVID-19. With the upcoming cold and flu season in mind, the paper provides a good reason to get your vaccination status checked.
13.10.2026
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Research into shortness of breath: EU funds the development of immune cell therapy for pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis is currently incurable and leads to increasing shortness of breath. An international research consortium involving the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and coordinated by Hannover Medical School (MHH) is now developing an innovative therapeutic approach as part of the BREATH-EC project: Genetically modified immune cells (macrophages) are designed to recognize pathological scarring processes and specifically inhibit them. The aim is to halt the progression of the disease and possibly even reverse it. The European Union (EU) is funding the project with around ten million euros.
12.10.2026
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Well-Known Natural Compound Shows Unexpected Effect Against a Dreaded Pathogen
Treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics often leads to side effects, as it affects not only the pathogens but also the “good” bacteria in the gut. A research team from Hannover Medical School (MHH), Saarland University Hospital (UKS), and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS) has now demonstrated that the natural compound argyrin B is highly effective against the pathogen Clostridioides difficile while largely sparing the beneficial gut microbiome. The researchers published their findings in the journal npj Antimicrobials and Resistance.
08.10.2026
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The Sites of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research are distributed all over Germany. In addition to the main campus in Braunschweig, there are facilities in five other cities: Hamburg, Hanover, Saarbrücken, Würzburg and Greifswald.

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