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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 48 MIN

TIVV Episode 1: Lessons in virus attenuation

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We talk with Dr. Stanley Plotkin who developed the rubella vaccine currently used world-wide.  Dr. Plotkin was Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Virology at the Wistar Institute and Director of Infectious Diseases and Senior Physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was also Medical and Scientific Director at Pasteur Merieux.

We talk with Dr. Stanley Plotkin who developed the rubella vaccine currently used world-wide.  Dr. Plotkin was Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania, Professor of Virology at the Wistar Institute and Director of Infectious Diseases and Senior Physician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was also Medical and Scientific Director at Pasteur Merieux.

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