In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt cover image

Immune-Evasive Variants: Explained (with Laurie Garrett)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

00:00

Influenza Viruses Are Sloppy, They're Sloppy

Virus is notoriously sloppy. It has a arene that's packaged in chromosomes. And the chromosomes literally fall apart inside you s and then reform. In the process, they kind of grab whatever happens to be around them and reform along with it. That's why there's constantly a different influenza around every year. We're constantly trying to find a way to vaccinate people against all influenzas instead of having to come up with a new one every single year.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app