TWiV 1313: Maybe they're all dementia vaccines
12 April 2026

TWiV 1313: Maybe they're all dementia vaccines

This Week in Virology

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TWiV reviews evidence that influenza standard and high-dose vaccines reduce risk of Alzheimer’s dementia, and spread of deltaviruses by a viral Trojan horse mechanism.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

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    Support science education at MicrobeTV Positions in Rosenfeld Lab (email) Dennis O’Callaghan passes (Wikipedia, LSU) Reduced dementia risk after influenza vaccine (Neurology) Deltaviruses spread via Trojan Horse (Cell) Letters read  on TWiV 1313 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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