TWiV 927: Merchlinsky vs monkeypox
Episode 927 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 927: Merchlinsky vs monkeypox" was published on August 14, 2022 and runs 110 minutes.
August 14, 2022 ·110m · This Week in Virology
Episode Description
Michael Merchlinsky joins TWiV to discuss the development of two smallpox antiviral drugs and two smallpox vaccines and their uses during the monkeypox outbreak.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
Guest: Michael Merchlinsky
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Links for this episode
- Michael on Anything but academic (TWiM 145)
- Development of Tecoviromat (TPOXX) (Antiviral Res)
- Use of Jynneos vaccine (MMWR)
- Limitations of Tecoviromat (NEJM)
- Poliovirus in NYC wastewater (NY Times)
- Letters read on TWiV 927
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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