TWiV 1035: Poxvirus wars, warp speed COVID-19 vaccine rollout

<p>TWiV dissects a study of COVID-19 vaccination which shows that the timing of initial rollout affects disease outcomes more substantially than final coverage or degree of socioeconomic disparity, and discovery of a novel cellular defense comprising a nuclease that is activated by poxvirus infection and cleaves a specific tRNA molecule to inhibit protein synthesis.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "https://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, <a href="http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/xA4JX7AeeU">MicrobeTV Discord Server</a></li> <li>MicrobeTV store at <a title="" href= "http://cafepress.com/twiv">Cafepress</a></li> <li>Research assistant position in Rosenfeld Lab CBER/FDA (<a title="" href= "http://second%20position%20in%20growing%20rosenfeld%20lab%20at%20fda%20https//twiv.s3.amazonaws.com/Research+Assistant.pdf">pdf</a>)</li> <li>Impact of COVID-19 <a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/sciadv.adh9920">vaccination trends</a> (Sci Adv)</li> <li>Poxvirus-activated <a title="" href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh8502?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed">anticodon nuclease</a> (Sci Adv)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www