Jessica writes: Hello Esteemed TWiV Hosts, I’m curious if the problems in efficacy in the ChAdOx vaccine (AZ) in South Africa are related to seroprevalence of chimpanzee adenovirus neutralizing antibodies? I feel like there has…
The entire TWiV team assembles to discuss resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, discovery of SARS-CoV-2 related viruses in bats in Southeast Asia, and increased Ct values after administration of mRNA vaccine.
Abby writes: The fan letters I’ve written in my head have accumulated to the point of “fuggit just shoot off a note.” So: Dickson’s breathing is fine. It’s part of the podcast. It’s not about…
Chris writes: Dear Daniel, The CDC is now saying that if someone has been fully vaccinated (allowing for 2 weeks after) they do not have to quarantine when directly exposed to someone with Covid. Then,…
Paul Offit joins TWiV to discuss all things vaccine, including how COVID-19 vaccine development was accelerated, whether the vaccines are safe and efficacious, the difference between an EUA and a licensed vaccine, sterilizing immunity, herd immunity, and much more.
Sebastian writes: Спутник-Вакцина, or Sputnik-Vaktsina, short Спутник-В, or Sputnik-V 🙂 Thanks for your marvelous work!!!!! Cheers from Vienna, Austria,Sebastian Lyuba writes: Dear all, I wanted to clarify regarding Sputnik V. V in this context is…
Dagfinn writes: Dear Twivers! Greetings from a sunny and freezing cold morning in Oslo, Norway @ -9.5˚C. I have been watching the twivs sporadically (would have seen them systematically, but I’ve had quite an increased…
TWiV explores single dose administration and timing of second dose of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine, safety and efficacy of Sputnik V, and control of coronavirus recombination by a viral proofreading exonuclease.
Dirk writes: Dear Vincent et al., Thanks for highlighting the TMPRSS2 vs endocytosis story. I want to add that SARS-CoV-2 also adapts upon passaging in VeroE6 cells with amino-acid deletions near the S1/S2 boundary (5-10…
Debi writes: As the avid TWIV listener in my world, I’m trying to advise a friend on sending his daughters back to school. They live in a woefully, underfunded school district serving primarily minority students,…
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.