Virologists, start your poliovirus destruction!
…cases of poliomyelitis caused by circulating vaccine derived polioviruses (cVDPV) types 1 and 2. The last case of type 2 poliovirus occurred in India in 1999, and the virus was…
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Zika virus and mosquito eradication
…a vaccine, but one for Zika virus is likely years away. Meanwhile, mosquito control can make a difference, as it could for the next emerging virus well before a vaccine…
TWiV 637: Clearing the fog of ignorance
In this episode, approval of an Ad5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for the military in China, description and clinical trials of a Novavax vaccine joining Operation Warp Speed, prevalence of SARS-CoV-2…
TWiV 644: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good
In this mid-week edition, identifying flawed research before it becomes dangerous, Michigan governor tells America to mask-up, Pfizer mRNA vaccine gets $1.95 billion from Warp Speed, preliminary phase I/II results…
TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball
This episode of TWiV is focused on COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies: who should get boosters, whether a variant matched mRNA vaccine is superior to a historical vaccine, and how the…
Herd Immunity and this Pandemic
by Gertrud U. Rey Photo courtesy of Andrea Lightfoot photography Herd immunity occurs when a large enough percentage of the population has acquired either natural or vaccine-induced immunity against an…