Jon writes: Dear Professors, In TWiV 403, you discussed some data comparing flumist vs the flu shot. Might a rational person simply decide to get both vaccines?? Puzzled, Jon Les writes: Dear twiVivants, Since error…
Donald “D.A.” Henderson, a physician, educator, and epidemiologist who led the World Health Organization’s campaign to eradicate smallpox, died at 87 years of age on Aug. 19, 2016. Vincent was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak with DA Henderson in 2014 about his career, the smallpox eradication effort, and what it means for the eradication of polio.
The TWiV team takes on an experimental plant-based poliovirus vaccine, contradictory findings on the efficacy of Flumist, waning protection conferred by Zostavax, a new adjuvanted subunit zoster vaccine.
Polio returns to Nigeria, Zika virus spreads in Miami, and virus infection of plants attracts bumblebees for pollination, from the virus gentlepeople at TWiV.
Wink writes: Dear Professors, I have a minor question about the recent study on mosquito bites enhancing viral replication in the skin. When “neutrophils” were reported, did that imply neutrophilic granulocytes as opposed to eosinophils…
Zach writes: Hey Twiv Team! Reporting from Woodbridge, VA. The weather is currently 64°F and 4°C, humidity at 50%. I am somewhat of a recent listener. I started in January 2016 and have been working…
Jared writes: Hi, just a couple brief comments, on the spread of rabies within bat populations, doesn’t the twiv team know about blood sharing?? reference attached. also, I would like to second the call for…
Stephen writes: Dear TwiV Team, During TWiV 378 it was suggested that viruses may engage in an evolutionary arms race with the blood-brain barrier. I couldn’t help thinking that this seemed unlikely, because I can’t…
Greg Smith joins the TWiVirate to reveal how his lab discovered a switch that controls herpesvirus neuroinvasion, and then we visit the week’s news about Zika virus.
Vincent speaks with Julius about his long career in virology, including his crucial work as part of the team at the University of Pittsburgh that developed the Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine.
The Hosts of TWiV
Vincent Racaniello, Ph.D.
Dickson D.
Despommier, Ph.D.
Alan Dove, Ph.D.
Daniel Griffin, M.D.,
Ph.D., CTropMed CTH
Angela Mingarelli, DVM
Jolene Ramsey, Ph.D.