TWiV 983: One flu vaccine for them all with Scott Hensley

Published: Feb. 12, 2023, 5 a.m.

Scott returns to TWiV to explain the development of an experimental mRNA vaccine that encodes hemagglutinin antigens against all known influenza A virus subtypes and influenza B virus lineages, and why he is worried about avian H5N1 influenza virus.

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

Guest:\xa0Scott Hensley

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