TWiV 217: I just flu in and my arms are shot

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Dickson Despommier Vincent, Alan, Rich, and Dickson review influenza vaccines. Links for this episode: FDA licensed flu vaccines Seasonal influenza vaccine distributed How flu vaccine strains are selected ( one , two ) WHO report on flu vaccine strain selection (pdf) Derek Smith on antigenic mapping Salk's 1945 influenza vaccine TIV preparation: Fluzone , Agriflu , Fluvirin , Fluarix , Flulaval , Afluria (pdfs) LAIV preparation (pdf) Efficacy of flu vaccine 2012-13 ( MMWR , virology blog ) Meta-analysis of flu vaccine efficacy (Lancet) Two new flu vaccines FDA approved Flublok Flublok clinical trial Pandemrix and narcolepsy ( Yahoo , PLoS One , PLoS One ) CIDRAP analysis of flu vaccines Letters read on TWiV 217 Weekly Science Picks Rich - Repoopulate ( original article ), Robogut ( new clinical trial ) Alan - WTF, Evolution ? Dickson - The Beauty and Benefits of Science Vincent - Supercomputing modeling of poliovirus Listener Pick of the Week Bjorn, Marshall, Meaghan - Glass sculptures of Luke Jerram Send your virology questions and comments (email or mp3 file) to [email protected]