Vax to the future This Week in Virology

On this episode, FDA EUA for Pfizer mRNA vaccine, efficacy of AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine, and an orally administered drug that blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode BSL-3 laboratory assistant manager position FDA advisory committee votes in favor of EUA for Pfizer vaccine (NY Times) Sanofi/Glaxo subunit vaccine steps back (Stat) Efficacy of ChAdOx1 COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet) Oral antiviral blocks SARS-CoV-2 transmission in ferrets (Nat Micro) Letters read on TWiV 693 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Dickson – 2020 In Photos: A Year Like No Other
Brianne – Cooking for Geeks
Alan – On Food and Cooking
Rich – NASA Artemis (Wiki)
Vincent – The virus, the bats, and us
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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