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TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2

This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello

May 3, 202601:43:53Science & Medicine

TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear by SARS-CoV-2, which may...

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TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2 is an episode from This Week in Virology by Vincent Racaniello. TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the...

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TWiV explains the emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus strains from the novel oral polio vaccine in the Central African Republic, and the infection of spiral ganglion neurons in the inner ear by SARS-CoV-2, which may explain hearing loss in humans. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello , Alan Dove , and Kathy Spindler

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