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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TWiV 1319: An earful of SARS-CoV-2