TWiV reviews cases of measles in Brooklyn NY and Washington DC, stalling of global childhood vaccination, licenses H5N1 vaccines protect against circulating strains, viruses traveling without passports. OC43 SARS-CoV- 2 spike replacement virus as an improved BSL-2 proxy virus for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization assays, and deep mutational scanning reveals functional constraints and antibody-escape potential of Lassa virus glycoprotein complex.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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- Measles in Brooklyn NY (ABC) 6:35
- Measles in Washington DC (DC Health) 7:04
- Global childhood immunization stalls (WHO) 8:20
- Licensed H5N1 vaccines protect against circulating strains (Nat Med) 10:22
- Viruses moving without passports (European CDC) 11:50
- OC43-SARS-CoV-2 replacement spike virus (PNAS) 15:15
- Deep mutational scanning of Lassa virus glycoprotein (Immunity) 39:06
- Letters read on TWiV 1133 1:10:40
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks 1:36:40
Dickson – Elemental sulfur found on Mars
Kathy – Lennette Lectures at ASV, including Gail Wertz, ASV 2024
Rich – Electricity maps (Opinions: Nuclear Waste Is Misunderstood; Should We Be Worried About Nuclear Waste?)
Alan – Nature sent an investigative reporter to a predatory conference
Vincent – Coal-filled trains are likely sending people to the hospital
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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