TWiV 1267: A cancer vaccine and an mpox treatment
02 November 2025

TWiV 1267: A cancer vaccine and an mpox treatment

This Week in Virology

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TWiV discusses the impact of vaccinating with Gardasil-9 adult women who are human papillomavirus positive or with confirmed squamous intraepithelial lesions, and human monoclonal antibodies that target the monkeypox virus A35 protein which protect against lethal disease.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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