TWiV discusses the recent decision by an FDA advisory committee to update COVID vaccines for the fall, the monkeypox virus outbreak, and the finding that enteric viruses infect the salivary glands and are transmitted through saliva.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker.

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Links for this episode

• Postdoctoral position in the Kielian Laboratory (pdf)
• COVID vaccine update for fall (WaPo)
• Don’t rush to change COVID vaccines (STAT)
• Materials from 28 June FDA advisory meeting (FDA)
• Monkeypox cases US and Global (CDC)
• Enteric viruses transmit via saliva (Nature)
• Letters read on TWiV 915
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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