Are the SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Safe for Pregnant and Lactating People?
Accumulating data suggest that SARS-CoV-2 vaccination of pregnant and lactating people is safe and beneficial for both mother and child.
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New Yorkers like their science from scientists
I cannot pass up the opportunity to point out this wonderful quote by Ginia Ballafante in her NY Times piece, Fear of Vaccines Goes Viral. The article starts by noting an article on plummeting vaccination rates in Los Angeles: The piece had the virtue of offering New Yorkers yet another opportunity to feel smugly superior to …
TWiV 289: Vinny and the capsids
On episode #289 of the science show This Week in Virology, Vinny and the capsids answer listener questions about the definition of life, state vaccination laws, the basic science funding problem, viral ecology, inactivation of viruses by pressure, and much more. You can find TWiV #289 at www.microbe.tv/twiv.
Deans write to Obama about CIA vaccine scheme in Pakistan
Deans of public health schools in the United States have sent the following letter to President Obama, in which they criticize the use of a vaccination campaign by the Central Intelligence Agency in Pakistan to hunt for Osama bin Laden. I wonder if he will reply. January 6, 2013 Dear President Obama, In the first …
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TWiV 164: Six steps forward, four steps back
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Alan Dove Vincent, Alan, and Rich review ten compelling virology stories of 2011. Please help us by taking our listener survey. [powerpress url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV164.mp3″] Click the arrow above to play, or right-click to download TWiV 164 (60 MB .mp3, 99 minutes). Subscribe to TWiV (free) in iTunes , at the Zune Marketplace, …
TWiV 90: Guano happens
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Eric F. Donaldson On episode #90 of the podcast This Week in Virology, Vincent, Alan, Rich and Eric discuss identification of viruses in Northeastern American bats, vaccinia virus infection after sexual contact with a military vaccinee, and identification of a new flavivirus from an Old World bat in …