TWiV 756: Precluding problematic polio prophylaxis
Episode 756 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 756: Precluding problematic polio prophylaxis" was published on May 16, 2021 and runs 133 minutes.
May 16, 2021 ·133m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
TWiV returns to the 2012 brouhaha over transmission experiments with avian H5N1 influenza virus, re-examines the claim of SARS-CoV-2 RNA integration into human DNA, and reviews the engineering and testing of a genetically stable version of the attenuated type 2 Sabin poliovirus vaccine.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Amy Rosenfeld
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Links for this episode
- ASV vaccine town halls 3:16
- First smallpox vaccine day
- Revised masking and distancing (CDC)
- Science vs Spin (Sandman)
- Artifactual SARS-CoV-2 integration (PNAS)
- SARS-CoV-2 integration is artifactual (J Virol)
- Engineering new OPV2 (Cell Host Micr)
- Safety and immunogenicity of nOPV2 (Lancet)
- Poliopolis (Lancet)
- Letters read on TWiV 756
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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