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TWiV 827: A shot to save the world with Greg Zuckerman

November 7, 2021
Tagged as: adenovirus vector, BioNTech, coronavirus, COVID-19, Moderna, mRNA vaccine, Novavax, pandemic, Pfizer, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses

Greg Zuckerman joins TWiV to discuss his book that explores the race to produce COVID-19 vaccines, with insights into the companies, scientists, and executives involved and the rivalries, ambitions, ego, and a desire to save the world.

TWiV 715: Fauci ouchy

February 4, 2021
Tagged as: cathepsin, coronavirus, COVID-19, hydroxychloroquine, mRNA vaccine, pandemic, Pfizer, SARS-CoV-2, spike cleavage, Tmprss2, viral, virology, virus, viruses

TWiV explains why hydroxychloroquine failed in humans despite showing antiviral effects in cells, and reviews the published data on the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine.

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.

TWiV 681: Crowley, coats, and cross-reactive antibodies

November 15, 2020
Tagged as: coronavirus, COVID in mink, COVID-19, cross-reactive antibodies, environmental health and safety, pandemic, Pfizer, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, viral, virology, virus, viruses

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, Kathleen Crowley explains the role of Environmental Health & Safety departments, update on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in farmed mink, and the presence of pre-existing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed individuals.

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TWiV 827: A shot to save the world with Greg Zuckerman

TWiV 715: Fauci ouchy

TWiV 693: Vax to the future

TWiV 681: Crowley, coats, and cross-reactive antibodies

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