TWiV 1203: What's old is flu again

This Week in Virology

TWiV explains why RFK Jr.'s proposal to let H5N1 infections in birds 'rip' is a bad idea, phase 1/2 trial of combined influenza/COVID mRNA vaccines, and how your first influenza virus exposure shapes the B cell response to influenza vaccination 50 years later.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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TWiV explains why RFK Jr.'s proposal to let H5N1 infections in birds 'rip' is a bad idea, phase 1/2 trial of combined influenza/COVID mRNA vaccines, and how your first influenza virus exposure shapes the B cell response to influenza vaccination 50 years later.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email

Become a patron of TWiV!

Links for this episode Weekly Picks

Brianne – Node-Focal Plane Image Competition Rich – Periodic cooking of eggs Vincent – The use of placebo controls in clinical trials

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Anne – Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

2025-03-23 116 min
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