TWiV 1243: Capitalism, COVID, and cancer

TWiV discusses the latest worrisome Executive Order on oversight
of federal grantmaking, RFK Jr winds down mRNA viral vaccine
development, Lenacapavir, a drug for AIDS prevention and
treatment, and how respiratory virus infections awaken dormant
metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.


Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit
and Brianne Barker


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Oversight of Federal grantmaking (Whitehouse.gov)

Grantmaking gets a Christofascist (Rasmussen Retorts)

HHS winds down mRNA vaccine development (HHS)

Lives saved by COVID vaccines (JAMA)

Lenacapavir review (Bicochem Pharm)

UNAIDS urges Gilead to lower price of
lenacapavir (UNAIDS)

Gilead and price gouging (Wikipedia)

Respiratory virus infections awaken metastatic breast
cancer (Nature)

Letters read on TWiV 1243

Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees


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