TWiV 1369: Florida Model Makes Measles Great Again

TWiV explains projected effects of removing school-entry vaccination requirements on measles transmission in Florida and evidence that HLA class I escape drives the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in human populations.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email

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Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Effects of removing Florida school vaccination mandates (PNAS) HLA escape drives SARS-CoV-2 evolution (PNAS) The other landscape of SARS-CoV-2 evolution (PNAS) Letters read on TWiV 1369 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Picks of the Week Brianne – Astronomers Discover the First Green Star

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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