TWiV 1209: Just say no to norovirus

TWiV reviews RFK Jr’s odd comments on ‘single antigen’ vaccines
and his September deadline for understanding why autism has
increased, dire wolf does not come back from the dead, oral
norovirus vaccine tablet that induces mucosal immunity in older
adults, and identification of broadly neutralizing human
monoclonal antibodies against norovirus.


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


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RFK Jr. and Novavax (MSN)

September deadline to understand autism
rise (Reuters)

Dire wolf not resurrected (Science)

Oral norovirus vaccine tablet (Sci Transl Med)

Broadly neutralizing norovirus monoclonal
antibodies (Sci Transl Med)

Letters read on TWiV 1209

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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