Vincent, Alan, and Matt discuss herpes simplex encephalitis in children with innate immune deficiency, and the local response to microneedle-based influenza skin immunization.

Links for this episode:

Herpes encephalitis in children with TRIF deficiency (J Clin Inv)
Toll-like receptor and cytosolic pattern recognition receptors
Skin responses to influenza microneedle vaccine (mBio)
Microneedles
Fluzone intradermal influenza vaccine
QDot nanocrystal technology
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