TWiV 1217: Alternative vax and pandemic origins

TWiV reviews new CBER chief at FDA, ending of Gates Foundation in 2045, gain of function executive order, origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and single dose Sudan virus replicon vaccine protects guinea pigs from disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

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Links for this episode

• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• Prasad replaces Marks at FDA (US News)
• Gates Foundation ends 2025 (Gates Foundation)
• Gain of function Executive Order (White House)
• DURC policy (HHS)
• Origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 (Cell)
• Sudan virus replicon vaccine (Nat Comm)
• Letters read on TWiV 1217
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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