Gabriel writes: Dear TWIV, I was looking at the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and was intrigued by the C-terminal foldon portion stuck on the RBD domain. There’s a fairly long history of this trick with some cool…
Jason McLellan joins TWiV to reveal all we know about the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, followed by Novavax and J&S phase 3 results and a discussion of variants of concern: neutralization by vaccine-induced antibodies, transmission, and virulence.
Bhavna writes: Hi Dr Griffin, Love you updates and your desire and willingness to spread knowledge and help people. I have a quick question about vaccines. My mom and dad (early 60s), in Delhi, India,…
Gisa, Steffi, and César join TWiV to discuss their careers, their research, and the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
The TWiVers review Biden’s national strategy for COVID-19 responses and pandemic preparedness, and an evaluation of the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Catherine writes: Dear TWiV team, Thank you so much for all the hard work you do putting together these amazing podcasts. I just listened to episode 709 and wanted to add a clarification to your…
Taryn writes: Hello! I work at a big academic hospital and I am almost 14 days post 2nd Pfizer vaccine. Our hospital uses Abbott SARS-CoV IgG assay for IgG. A couple of my co-workers have…
Anonamousse writes: Dear TWIV, Thank you for all you are doing to bring clarity and calm in this uncertain time. Your show brings knowledge and comfort to many people. My questions relate to the WHO…
The TWiVy team deconstructs CoronaVac, the inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech, and production of multivalent camelid nanobodies that block infection with the virus and suppress selection of neturalization-resistant variants.
Jamie writes: Hello everyone at TWiV! I am an ICU nurse in Portland, Oregon that specializes in the pulmonary side of things and as a result have been in the primary Covid cohort ICU since…
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.