TWiV 756: Precluding problematic polio prophylaxis
- May 16, 2021
- Tagged as: coronavirus, COVID-19, gain of function, H5N1, nOPV2, OPV, pandemic, Polio, poliovirus, Sabin vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, transmission, viral, virology, virus, viruses
TWiV returns to the 2012 brouhaha over transmission experiments with avian H5N1 influenza virus, re-examines the claim of SARS-CoV-2 RNA integration into human DNA, and reviews the engineering and testing of a genetically stable version of the attenuated type 2 Sabin poliovirus vaccine.