TWiV 403: It's not easy being vaccine

Hosts:  Vincent Racaniello,  Alan Dove, and  Rich ConditThe TWiV team takes on an experimental plant-based poliovirus vaccine, contradictory findings  on the efficacy of Flumist, waning protection conferred by Zostavax, a new adjuvanted subunit zoster vaccine. Become a  patron of TWiV!Links for this episodeTribunal orders release of PACE trial data (Valerie Eliot Smith)Our request for PACE trial data (virology blog)GM mosquito release on ballot (NPR)Florida Keys Mosquito Control District  on TWiV #111Cold chain and virus free plant based polio vaccine (Plant Biotechnol J)Disappointing  flu vaccine effectiveness (CBC)ACIP votes down use of  LAIV (CDC)LAIV as effective as inactivated flu vaccine (Ann Int Med)Flumist  does work (NPR)Declining effectiveness of zoster vaccine (J Inf Dis)Efficacy of  adjuvanted subunit zoster vaccine (NEJM)Risk of zoster  from vaccine (J Inf Dis)Image credit:  ViralZoneLetters read on TWiV 403This episode is brought to you by CuriosityStream, a subscription streaming service that offers over 1,400 documentaries and non ­fiction series from the world's best filmmakers. Get unlimited access starting at just $2.99 a month, and for our audience, the first two months are completel free if you sign up at curiositystream.com/microbe and use the promo code MICROBE.This episode is also brought to you by Drobo, a family of safe, expandable, yet simple to use storage arrays. Drobos are designed to protect your important ...
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