TWiV 694: Mitigating COVID-19

On this episode, TWiV makes Bloomberg Business News 2020 Jealousy List, crushing of CDC revealed by insiders, seasonal influenza during the COVID-19 pandemic, FDA briefing documents from Moderna, and three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 during an unmitigated epidemic in Brazil.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• BSL-3 Assistant Manager position
• TWiV makes Bloomberg Business News 2020 Jealousy List (BBN)
• Crushing of the CDC (NY Times)
• Seasonal influenza during COVID-19 pandemic (jpg)
• Moderna briefing documents (FDA)
• Three-quarters attack rate in Brazil (Science)
• Outdoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (J Inf Dis)
• Rich Condit reminisces (YouTube)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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