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Author: Vincent Racaniello

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TWiV 1203: What's old is flu again
Episode 1203
Sunday, 23 March, 2025

TWiV explains why RFK Jr.’s proposal to let H5N1 infections in birds ‘rip’ is a bad idea, phase 1/2 trial of combined influenza/COVID mRNA vaccines, and how your first influenza virus exposure shapes the B cell response to influenza vaccination 50 years later. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2025 RFK Jr. says let H5N1 rip through flocks (NY Times) Combined flu/COVID mRNA vaccine (Nat Comm) Rare syndrome after COVID vaccination (NY Times, medRxiv) Imprinting lasts 50 years (Immunity) Imprinting protects against H5N1 and H7N9 (Science) Letters read on TWiV 1203 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Brianne – Node-Focal Plane Image Competition Rich – Periodic cooking of eggs Vincent – The use of placebo controls in clinical trials Listener Picks Anne – Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green 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.