TWiV 1303: Overachieving vaccines

TWiV reviews an association between shingles vaccination and slower biological aging, and how mucosal immunization in mice provides protection against disease caused by diverse viruses and bacteria.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello), Alan Dove (alandove.com), Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email (eepurl.com/Gcw59)
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• Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email)
• Shingles vaccination may slow biological aging (J Gerontol)
• Getting virus classification and nomenclature right (J Virol)
• Mucosal vaccination blocks diverse respiratory diseases (Science)
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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