TWiV 931: Driven to immunodistraction

This Week in Virology

Aug 28, 2022•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 931

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TWiV reviews the genetic characterization of a new strain of type 2 oral polio vaccine and its implications for eradication, and how a polymorphism in humans comprising a single amino acid change in an antibody molecule regulates vaccine elicitation of broadly neutralizing antibodies against influenza virus HA.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Characterization of novel OPV2 from humans (MMWR)
Engineering nOPV2 (TWiV 756)
Genome sequence of Rockland County NY OPV2 isolate (Genbank)
Allelic polymorphism and vaccine induction of influenza virus bnAbs (Immunity)
Letters read on TWiV 931
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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