TWiV reviews passing of Ann Palmenberg, deadly illness in western Congo, US disruption of mpox and ebolavirus programs, first measles death in Texas outbreak, flu vaccine selection meeting postponed, US withdraws from polio, malaria, HIV programs and more, clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 viruses have a long HA stalk, and systems vaccinology to identify predictors of durable antibody response to multiple vaccines in humans.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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- Ann Palmenberg dies (Cress)
- Ann at Chumakov Symposium (YouTube)
- Unknown illness in Congo (NY Times)
- Bad news about mpox outbreak (NPR)
- US interrupts Ebola prevention program (NPR)
- First measles death in Texas (Texas Trib)
- Flu vaccine selection meeting canceled (NY Times)
- US ends funding for polio, HIV, malaria and more (NY Times)
- Clade 2.3.4.4b H5N1 neuraminidase has a long stalk (mBio)
- Predictors of durable antibody responses to vaccines (Nat Immunol)
- Review of adjuvants (Vaccinol Methods Vacc Res)
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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