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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.
Links for this episode
- Characterization of novel OPV2 from humans (MMWR) 2:24
- Engineering nOPV2 (TWiV 756) 3:19
- Genome sequence of Rockland County NY OPV2 isolate (Genbank)
- Allelic polymorphism and vaccine induction of influenza virus bnAbs (Immunity) 37:05
- Letters read on TWiV 931 1:20:56
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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