TWiV 894: Dinner with the TMPRSS family
TWiV explains what is known about cases of acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and discovery of an inhibitor of TMPRSS2 protease that blocks SARS-CoV-2 infection. Hosts: Vincent Rac...
28 Apr 20221h 39min
TWiV 893: Yellow fever virus escapes antibodies
Kartik, Denise, and Gorka join TWiV to discuss their finding that changes in the surface glycoprotein of South American yellow fever virus lead to reduced neutralization by antibodies induced by the v...
24 Apr 20221h 28min
TWiV 892: COVID-19 clinical update #111 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #111, Dr. Griffin discusses vaccine coverage and mortality in Hong Kong, immune response to boosters in kids, hospitalization of kids, breath based diagnostic test, viral c...
23 Apr 202254min
TWiV 891: LLOV in the time of Ebola
Elke, Adam, and Gabor join TWiV to discuss their work on Lloviu virus, a filovirus, including recovery of infectious virus from a DNA copy of the genome and from Schreiber's bats in Hungary. Hosts: Vi...
21 Apr 20221h 24min
TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball
This episode of TWiV is focused on COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies: who should get boosters, whether a variant matched mRNA vaccine is superior to a historical vaccine, and how the interval between v...
17 Apr 20221h 55min
TWiV 889: COVID-19 clinical update #110 with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #110, Dr. Griffin covers hospital admissions during variant outbreaks, viral load in vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, predictive capacity of symptoms in children, c...
16 Apr 202253min
TWiV 888: Molnupiravir with Richard Plemper
Richard joins TWiV to discuss the SARS-CoV-2 antiviral drug Molnupiravir , including how it was discovered, its mechanism of action, whether it is a mutagen for cells, and the future of drugs for trea...
14 Apr 20221h 29min
TWiV 887: Bonfire of the monocytes
TWiV explains why this season's influenza vaccine is not protecting against mild to moderate disease caused by H3N2 virus, and that antibody-dependent entry of SARS-CoV-2 into monocytes is a major con...
10 Apr 20221h 48min
