TWiV 1247: In the company of vaccines with Stanley Plotkin
24 August 2025

TWiV 1247: In the company of vaccines with Stanley Plotkin

This Week in Virology

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Stanley Plotkin joins TWiV to recount his career as a vaccinologist, having participated in the development of vaccines for polio, rabies, and rubella, and his thoughts on the current anti-science, anti-public health, and anti-vaccine climate.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Stanley A. Plotkin

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    Support science education at MicrobeTV Stanley Plotkin (History of Vaccines) Talking about vaccines with Dr. Plotkin (CHOP) Path to eradication of rubella (Vaccine) Status of cytomegalovirus vaccine (J Inf Dis) Human diploid cell vaccines (Dev Biol Stand) IPV an essential part of polio eradication (Clin Inf Dis) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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