TWiV reviews a survey conducted in Cambodia's floating villages to explore measles vaccination perceptions and willingness to consider novel vaccination approaches, and how a prophage defends against an infecting phage.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey

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Links for this episode

• Support science education at MicrobeTV
• ASV 2026
• Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
• Update on US measles outbreak (npr)
• Tracking Poll on Trust in the CDC and Views of Federal Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes (KFF)
• Measles vaccination perceptions in Cambodia (J Virol)
• Prophage defends against infecting phage (Cell Host Micro)
• Letters read on TWiV 1295
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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