TWiV 644: Don't let perfect be the enemy of good

<p>In this mid-week edition, identifying flawed research before it becomes dangerous, Michigan governor tells America to mask-up, Pfizer mRNA vaccine gets $1.95 billion from Warp Speed, preliminary phase I/II results of the ChAdOx1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, answers to listener questions.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Click arrow to play<br /> Download <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/twiv/TWiV644.mp3">TWiV 644</a> (69 MB .mp3, 115 min)<br /> Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <p>Links for this episode</p> <ul> <li>US <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html"> COVID-19 cases</a> (NY Times)</li> <li>Identify <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/opinion/coronavirus-preprints.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage"> flawed research</a> before it is dangerous (NY Times)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/opinion/gretchen-whitmer-trump-coronavirus-masks.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage"> Mask up</a>, America! (NY Times)</li> <li>$1.95 billion to <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/22/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"> Pfizer</a> (NY Times)</li> <li>Phase I trial of <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.30.20142570v1.full.pdf"> Pfizer mRNA va