TWiV 294: Smallpox and anthrax and flu, oh my!

July 20, 2014

CDC anthrax incidentHosts: Vincent RacanielloDickson DespommierAlan Dove, and Rich Condit

The TWiV team reviews the discovery of old vials of smallpox virus at NIH, anthrax and influenza mishaps at CDC, the baby who was not cured of HIV, Cambridge Working Group, and sacking of NSABB members.

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4 comments on “TWiV 294: Smallpox and anthrax and flu, oh my!

  1. Stuart Anderson Sep 26, 2014

    Hi all, long time TWiV listener and fan here…. Just wanted to let you all know the link to CDC Anthrax report is not working.

    I found what I think it is the updated one below:

    http://www.cdc.gov/about/pdf/lab-safety/Final_Anthrax_Report.pdf

  2. prwright Nov 10, 2014

    Rightists, McCarthyism, and the Tea Party? Are you kidding me? Sounds like he is really concerned. Maybe he should find out the facts instead of wildly tossing out such things. It’s so disheartening to hear discourse reduced to this and that it has even reached into this podcast.