TWiV 801: We can hear the coffin

<p>The meteorologicomaniacs discuss the COVID-19 pandemic global death toll, effectiveness of vaccines against the delta variant, and how analysis of ancient viral DNA reveals that two pathogenic human viruses were brought into Mexico during the transatlantic slave trade.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://www.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href="http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</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><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>ASV <a href="http://asv.org/education">Vaccine Town Halls</a></li> <li>COVID-19 <a href= "https://elifesciences.org/articles/69336">excess mortality</a> (eLife)</li> <li>Tracking pandemic <a href= "https://elifesciences.org/articles/71974">death toll</a> (eLife)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891">COVID-19 vaccines</a> and delta variant (NEJM)</li> <li>Slave trade carries <a href= "https://elifesciences.org/articles/68612">viruses into Mexico</a> (eLife)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-801-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 801</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – <a href= "https://youtu.be/TIf3IfHCoiE">Victor Borge, Phonetic Punctuation</a><br /> <strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1VaNx3gjQE">Cat TV</a><br /> <str