TWiV 729: A floret of spikes with Matt Frieman
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Matt Frieman returns to TWiV to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic from the point of view of a coronavirologist, including his work with Novavax on their spike protein-based vaccine.
Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Matt Frieman
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Links for this episode
- Phase 1-2 trial of Novavax protein vaccine (NEJM)
- MERS-CoV spike nanoparticle vaccine in mice (Vaccine)
- Novavax phase 3 press release
- When you\\u2019ve been fully vaccinated (CDC)
- Letters read on TWiV 729
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Intro music is by\\xa0Ronald Jenkees
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