TWiV explains why RFK Jr.’s proposal to let H5N1 infections in birds ‘rip’ is a bad idea, phase 1/2 trial of combined influenza/COVID mRNA vaccines, and how your first influenza virus exposure shapes the B cell response to influenza vaccination 50 years later.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- Support science education at MicrobeTV 5:48
- ASV 2025 6:20
- RFK Jr. says let H5N1 rip through flocks (NY Times) 10:13
- Combined flu/COVID mRNA vaccine (Nat Comm) 20:56
- Rare syndrome after COVID vaccination (NY Times, medRxiv) 40:54
- Imprinting lasts 50 years (Immunity)
- Imprinting protects against H5N1 and H7N9 (Science) 44:45
- Letters read on TWiV 1203 1:27:33
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
Weekly Picks 1:38:52
Brianne – Node-Focal Plane Image Competition
Rich – Periodic cooking of eggs
Vincent – The use of placebo controls in clinical trials
Listener Picks
Anne – Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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