TWiV 1369: Florida Model Makes Measles Great Again

TWiV explains projected effects of removing school-entry vaccination requirements on measles transmission in Florida and evidence that HLA class I escape drives the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in human populations.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Brianne Barker

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• Effects of removing Florida school vaccination mandates (PNAS)
• HLA escape drives SARS-CoV-2 evolution (PNAS)
• The other landscape of SARS-CoV-2 evolution (PNAS)
• Letters read on TWiV 1369
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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