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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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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