Polio among the Amish
…three states. Twenty years later, use of the live, attenuated poliovirus vaccine (OPV) was discontinued in the United States, and was replaced with the inactivated vaccine, IPV. How do we…
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Bacteriophages, viral vaccines, and poliovirus
…is contaminated with bacteriophages, which are not removed when the serum is sterilized by filtration. When bacteriophages were discovered in live viral vaccines in the 1970s, a controversy ensued –…
Poliovirus vaccine litigation
…live, oral trivalent poliovirus vaccine previously produced by Lederle Laboratories). Approximately 6 weeks later, the plaintiff developed severe back pain and then permanent paralysis of both legs. I will focus…
Swine flu A/Mexico/2009 (H1N1): Questions and answers
…I don’t think distribution of the drugs was a mistake; their use probably saved lives. What is a mistake is not having a deeper arsenal of antiviral drugs. We need…
TWiV 33: Live in Philly
Episode 33 of the podcast “This Week in Virology” was recorded before an audience at the ASM General Meeting in Philadelphia. Vincent, Alan, Dick, and Raul Andino discussed increased arterial…
Hand hygiene removes influenza virus
…infection. Grayson, M., Melvani, S., Druce, J., Barr, I., Ballard, S., Johnson, P., Mastorakos, T., & Birch, C. (2009). Efficacy of Soap and Water and Alcohol€Based Hand€Rub Preparations against Live…