TWiV 1125: Can pig flu viruses go viral?

Published: June 23, 2024, 4 a.m.

TWiV reviews criticism of NIAID monkeypox virus experiments by House Republicans, spread of wild poliovirus across Afghanistan and Pakistan, plan to overhaul NIH by House lawmakers, and the potential pandemic risk of circulating swine H1N2 influenza viruses.

Hosts:\xa0Vincent Racaniello,\xa0Dickson Despommier,\xa0Brianne Barker, and Angela Mingarelli

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