TWiV 913: Twinkle twinkle little SARS

TWiV explains the meaning of vaccine-derived poliovirus found in London sewage, risk of long COVID after infections with Delta or Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, and enhancers of innate immune signaling as broad-spectrum antivirals.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler.

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• Poliovirus in UK sewage (ProMedMail and Science)
• Poliovirus eradication effort (Science)
• Long COVID after Delta and Omicron (Lancet)
• How common is long COVID? (Nature)
• Immune enhancers as antivirals (Cell Chem Biol)
• Letters read on TWiV 913
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Dickson – Count Basie: April in Paris Kathy – Bird aerodynamics & inertia: lay article, video, Nature Rich – NASA Gateway (Thanks Ellis) Alan – Polio Eradication in Nigeria Vincent – The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]