On this episode, FDA EUA for Pfizer mRNA vaccine, efficacy of AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine, and an orally administered drug that blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- BSL-3 laboratory assistant manager position 1:51
- FDA advisory committee votes in favor of EUA for Pfizer vaccine (NY Times) 3:18
- Sanofi/Glaxo subunit vaccine steps back (Stat) 7:59
- Efficacy of ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet) 12:59
- Oral antiviral blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets (Nat Micro) 40:13
- Letters read on TWiV 693 59:12
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Science Picks 1:42:53
Dickson – 2020 In Photos: A Year Like No Other
Brianne – Cooking for Geeks
Alan – On Food and Cooking
Rich – NASA Artemis (Wiki)
Vincent – The virus, the bats, and us
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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