TWiV revisits Brazil's rejection of Sputnik vaccine, examines influenza transmission via the air from the nasal epithelium of ferrets, and a history of accidental releases of polioviruses and their relevance for eradication of poliomyelitis.
Links for This Episode
- ASV vaccine town halls 3:16.
- Sputnik Light 7:10.
- Ferret airborne transmission of influenza virus (Nat Comm) 24:07.
- Facility releases of poliovirus (Emerg Inf Dis) 1:02:07.
- Polio eradication progress (Polio Erad Init) 1:10:12.
- Letters read on TWiV 753 6:44, 1:39:25.
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Rich – The Departed Could Soon Become Compost in Colorado; Recompose (wiki).
Vincent – Public Health Image Library.
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.