TWiV 637: Clearing the fog of ignorance

<p>In this episode, approval of an Ad5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for the military in China, description and clinical trials of a Novavax vaccine joining Operation Warp Speed, prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain, shedding and transmissibility of the virus, and listener email.</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>, and <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a></p> <p>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><strong data-rich-text-format-boundary="true">Links for this episode</strong></p> <ul class="rich-text block-editor-rich-text__editable" role= "textbox" contenteditable="true" aria-multiline="true" aria-label= "Write list…"> <li>China approves COVID-19 <a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/health/china-coronavirus-military-vaccine-intl-hnk-scli/index.html"> vaccine for military</a> (CNN)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31208-3/fulltext"> Ad5-vectored</a> COVID-19 vaccine phase I results (Lancet)</li> <li>US pays $1.6 billion for <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/health/novavax-coronavirus-vaccine-warp-speed.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage"> Novavax vaccine</a> (NY Times)</li> <li><a href= "https://ir.novavax.com/news-releases/news-release-details/novavax-receive-388-million-funding-cepi-covid-19-vaccine"> CEPI awards</a> $388 million to Novavax (Novavax)</li> <li>HHS on <a href= "https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/07/07/hhs-dod-collabo