This Week in Virology

From the 2024 International Hepatitis B virus meeting in Chicago IL, Rich Condit speaks with Chari Cohen about her work as President of the Hepatitis B Foundation.

Guest: Chari Cohe…

TWiV reviews new committee of experts to counter vaccine misinformation, resignation of NSF Director, dependence of immune response to rabies virus on the gut microbiome, and a nucleosome switch prim…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello deplore the US’s withdrawal from the global health community for pandemic preparedness i.e. the universal avian flu vaccine, and und…

From the 2024 International Hepatitis B virus meeting in Chicago IL, Rich Condit speaks with Stephan Urban about his career working on HBV and HDV, and his philanthropy.

Guest: Step…

TWiV discusses the rising autism rate among children, RFK Jr.’s claim that autism ‘destroys lives’, receptor binding specificity of a bovine H5N1 influenza virus, and improved dengue subunit vaccine …

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello rue about the continuation of the gutting of the American public health infrastructure, the continuing measles outbreak, an unreport…

TWiV reviews RFK Jr’s odd comments on ‘single antigen’ vaccines and his September deadline for understanding why autism has increased, dire wolf does not come back from the dead, oral norovirus vacci…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello mourn the demise of vaccination against childhood diseases when discussing the continuing measles outbreak and the rise of pertussis…

TWiV notes the passing of Klaus Conzelmann, then reviews reverse-zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A viruses and evolution in United States swine, and reduction in dementia incidence in recipi…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello lament about the continuing measles outbreak, whether or not the measles outbreak was predicted, the FACTS about vaccination, high pa…

TWiV reviews liver damage caused by over use of vitamin A in Texas, vitamin A does not change clinical course of measles in high income country, NIH cuts COVID-19 research, US ends vaccine funds for …

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello rue about the continuing measles outbreak, the FACTS about vaccination, irresponsibility of promoting vitamin A therapy “lifelong li…

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…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello rue about the unknowns of Sudan disease and new cases of paralytic polio, discuss the growing measles outbreak, exposure of newborns …

Infectious diseases physician and author of ‘Booster Shots’ Adam Ratner joins TWiV to discuss measles, measles vaccination, how to approach anti-vaccine sentiment, and the uncertain future of childre…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello bemoan the continued outbreak of Sudan virus and growing number of paralytic polio cases before discussing growing measles outbreak i…

TWiV covers a second death over 150 cases of measles in Texas, utter failure of removal of type 2 poliovirus from OPV, more OPV doses administered in Gaza, second Ebola outbreak in Sudan, vaccine bei…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello deliberate the effect of the absence of US foreign aid on the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and death of two children, continued use of n…

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,…

In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello lament about the downfall of public health from “postponement” of the advisory committee on immunization practices and the FDA VRBPAC…