Virology
TWiV 645: Lions and tigers and zookeepers (oh my)
By Vincent Racaniello
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, followed by a review of the State Department document on the Wuhan BSL-4 laboratory, the report on infection of tigers and lions in the Bronx Zoo, and, answers to listener questions. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 645 (98 MB .mp3, 163 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google ...
Preliminary phase I/II results of ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
By Gertrud U. Rey
by Gertrud U. Rey On July 20, 2020, Oxford University's Jenner Institute and the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca reported preliminary results from phase I/II clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of a vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine candidate, named AZD1222 (referred to in the publication as ChAdOx1 nCoV-19), consists of ...
TWiV 644: Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good
By Vincent Racaniello
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 of the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, answers to listener questions. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 644 (69 MB .mp3, 115 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google ...
TWiV 643: Bernie Moss, the real Poxdoc
By Vincent Racaniello
From the NIH campus (recorded February 2019) Vincent and Rich meet with Bernie Moss to hear about his training and his remarkable 50-year-plus career working on poxviruses. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 643 (67 MB .mp3, 112 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv
TWiV 642: Bringin’ in 50 keys of spike mRNA
By Vincent Racaniello
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we discuss phase I preliminary results of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine, factors associated with death in 17 million patients, and answer listener questions. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 642 (96 MB .mp3, 160 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv
