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This Week in Virology

This Week in Virology

De: Vincent Racaniello
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TWiV is a podcast about viruses - the kind that make you sick.Vincent Racaniello 2022 Ciencia Ciencias Biológicas Historia Natural Naturaleza y Ecología
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  • TWiV 1279: Let hepatitis b

    TWiV 1279: Let hepatitis b
    Dec 14 2025

    TWiV reviews considerations and perspectives on phage therapy, and the Nobel Prize-winning discovery of hepatitis b virus.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Jolene Ramsey

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    Links for this episode
    • Support science education at MicrobeTV
    • Immune 100 live at the Incubator
    • ASV 2026
    • WHO global expert committee: no link between vaccines and autism (News-Medical)
    • Considerations on phage therapy (Nat Comm)
    • What is TATFAR? (CDC)
    • History of phage therapy (one, two) JAMA
    • Viruses that (can) make you well (TWiV 1153)
    • The InVinceable TWiV (TWiV 145)
    • Blumberg Nobel Lecture 1976
    • Particles associated with Australia antigen in patients (Nature)
    • HBV vaccination remains vital for saving lives (Hep B Foundation)
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
    Weekly Picks

    Rich – Scientist's cat, again, helps discover new virus
    Alan – Wormtalk video on politicization of screwworm spread
    Jolene – Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis
    Vincent – Scoop: FDA vaccine chief's memo cited 10 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine deaths—but the agency's own analysis found 0–7

    Listener Picks

    David – Astronomy Picture of the Day
    Eric – Jesse Welles (United Health)

    Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.
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  • TWiV 1278: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

    TWiV 1278: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
    Dec 13 2025
    In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello discuss the rise in norovirus infections, contamination of infant formula and botulism outbreak, confusion and response to the CDC's ACIP decision to reverse the recommendation for a birth dose of the hepatis B virus vaccine and how states in the Northwest and Northeast are responding as well as some insurance companies, then deep dives into recent statistics on the measles epidemic, RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, Johns Hopkins measles tracker, South Carolina's imposed quarantine of individuals due to their accelerated measles outbreak, neurotropism of H1N1, benefits of the RSV and COVID vaccines, where to find PEMGARDA, how to access and pay for Paxlovid, long COVID treatment center, where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, and contacting your federal government representative to stop the assault on science and biomedical research. Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Norovirus season! (Wastewater Scan)Outbreak Investigation of Infant Botulism: Infant Formula (November 2025) (FDA: Foodborne illnesses)Botulism outbreak sickens more than 50 babies and expands to all ByHeart products (AP News)CDC advisers drop decades-old universal hepatitis B birth dose recommendation, suggest blood testing after 1 dose (CIDRAP)Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood Immunizations in the Era of the Vaccines for Children Program — United States, 1994–2023 (CDC: MMWR)Universal Hepatitis B vaccination at birth: safety, effectiveness and public health impact (CIDRAP) Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 years or younger (American Academy of Pediatrics)West Coast health experts reject RFK Jr. panel, say hepatitis B vaccines at birth should continue (The Oregonian)Statement from the Northeast Public Health Collaborative In Response to ACIP's Hepatitis B Vote (NJ.Gov Health)Governors Denounce ACIP Recommendation on Hepatitis B Vaccination, Reaffirm Commitment to Strong, Evidence-Based Childhood Vaccination Programs (Governors Public Health Alliance) Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Statement on Vaccines (Blue Cross Blue Shield) AHIPStatement on Vaccine Coverage (AHIP)Pediatricians reject CDC advisers' guidance, plan to continue vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B (CIDRAP)Survey: Social media on par with CDC as trusted vaccine source (Healio) FDA to investigate whether adult deaths linked to COVID vaccine (Washington Post)Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants (Reuters)Marburg Outbreak in Ethiopia: Current Situation (CDC: Marburg Virus Disease)Contemporary highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) viruses retain neurotropism in human cerebral organoids (OFID)Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks (USDA: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)Indiana, cases of New World screwworm in Mexico, rising US flu activity(CIDRAP)Mexico reports 92 cases of myiasis in humans caused by screwworm (Expreso.press) Wastewater for measles (WasterWater Scan)Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC Rubeola)Tracking Measles Cases in the U.S. (Johns Hopkins)Measles vaccine recommendations from NYP (jpg)Weekly measles and rubella monitoring (Government of Canada)Measles (WHO)Get the FACTS about measles (NY State Department of Health) Measles (CDC Measles (Rubeola))Measles vaccine (CDC Measles (Rubeola)) Presumptive evidence of measles immunity (CDC) Contraindications and precautions to measles vaccination (CDC)Adverse events associated with childhood vaccines: evidence bearing on causality (NLM)Measles Vaccination: Know the Facts(ISDA: Infectious Diseases Society of America)Deaths following vaccination: what does the evidence show (Vaccine)Hundreds quarantined as South Carolina measles outbreak accelerates (Washington Post)Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)Respiratory virus activity levels (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)Weekly surveillance report: clift notes (CDC FluView)ACIP Recommendations Summary (CDC: Influenza)Types of Influenza Viruses (CDC: Influenza (flu))Influenza Vaccine Composition for the 2025-2026 U.S. Influenza Season (FDA)RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan) Respiratory Diseases (Yale School of Public Health)USrespiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)Intensive Care Unit Stay and Mechanical Ventilation Among Adults with Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Hospitalization by Age and Comorbidity Status (Infectious Diseases and Therapy)Cardiovascular Events 1 Year After Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Adults (JAMA: Open Network)Long-Term Illness in Adults Hospitalized ...
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  • TWiV 1277: Vaccine talk with Jake Scott

    TWiV 1277: Vaccine talk with Jake Scott
    Dec 7 2025

    Infectious diseases physician Jake Scott returns to TWiV to discuss the dangerous anti-vaccine policies being established in the US and what RFK Jr. and his associates get wrong.

    Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Angela Mingarelli

    Guest: Jake Scott

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    Links for this episode
    • Support science education at MicrobeTV
    • Vaccine RCT spreadsheet (CIDRAP)
    • What RFK Jr gets wrong about vaccines (Conversation)
    • RFK Jr's case against mRNA vaccines collapses (STAT)
    • Too many kids' vaccines? Think again (STAT)
    • Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
    Weekly Picks

    Angela – Angela Palmer, science meets art (one, two)
    Rich – TWiV Special: A Shot of Hep B with Thomas Tu; TWiV Special: A shot of HepB with Chari Cohen
    Vincent – TSA is checking senior's phones for these 5 apps

    Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

    Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv

    Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.
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I found TWiV through the recommendation of another podcast. Like many I am a post covid follower and I have really appreciated TWiV as a source of current and accurate information. The clinical updates with Dr. Griffin are so useful . Dr Gritting uses language that I, a custodian i.e. not a science professional am able to understand. I find the clinical updates really ease my anxieties because finally I understand what is going on around me. Sometimes the other episodes I struggle to totally follow along but I always finish having learned something I didn't know before listening. Turns out virology and immunology is quite fascinating!

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You need a background in Bio to enjoy this podcast, but if you are on the in you should have a great time.

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The content is really good and always interesting with many great guests. Good job guys!

Very good science podcast!

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I discovered TWiV during 2020 due to the desire for more accurate and unbiased information about the viruses and then stayed for the good and interesting science. I never liked biology before but have found the discussions to be reasons to get interested in not only virology but biology, microbiology, even medicine. Although I don’t understand all the science, to hear the unfamiliar multiple times made them less intimidating and I feel like I am sitting in the same room as the host and guest scientists week after week when different topics are being discussed. The weekly clinical updates are also keeping me well informed about the viruses that we should be aware of in a timely way. Love this podcast and many sister podcasts from microbe.tv

A good thing from the pandemic years

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