TWiV 1201: Booster shots with Adam Ratner

This Week in Virology

Vincent Racaniello

Vincent, Microbe, Medicine, Microbiology, Racaniello, Infection, Virus, Virology, Pathogen, Infectious, Twiv, Science & Medicine

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🗓️ 16 March 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Infectious diseases physician and author of ‘Booster Shots’ Adam Ratner joins TWiV to discuss measles, measles vaccination, how to approach anti-vaccine sentiment, and the uncertain future of children’s’ health. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Brianne Barker, and Jolene Ramsey Guest: Adam Ratner Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Booster Shots by Adam Ratner The Cutter Incident by Paul Offit Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected] Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.

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0:00.0	This Week in Virology, the podcast about viruses, the kind that make you sick.
0:10.4	From MicrobTV, this is Twiv. This Week in Virology, episode 1201, recorded on March 14th, 2025.
0:22.3	I'm Vincent Rackeniello, and you're listening to the podcast All About Viruses.
0:27.7	Joining me today from College Station, Texas, Jolene Ramsey.
0:33.2	Hello.
0:34.4	It's 85 degrees here.
0:37.2	It's nice and sunny. Kind of like a summer here. The daffodils have all started blooming in my front yard, so it's lovely.
0:46.8	Here it is decidedly not summer. It's 5C here in Chelsea, so we have a way to go. Also joining us from Madison, New Jersey, Brian Barker.
0:58.2	Hi, it's great to be here.
1:00.6	I'm rather surprised that Vincent and I have rather different weather.
1:04.2	It is 58 Fahrenheit here, so 15C.
1:10.2	Oh, it's a big difference. Right. Let me look again. Maybe I'm in the
1:14.0	wrong city. Hang on. Yeah, it's 5C. Chelsea. That's where I am. Mostly sunny. Five Celsius.
1:23.1	Wait, sorry. That's the low for today. Currently it's C you're right there you go we are similar also
1:31.8	all right so we have doesn't bode well we have a special guest for you today he is
1:38.6	adam ratner a pediatric infectious diseases physician in new york and author of the book Booster Shots.
1:48.0	Here we go.
1:49.5	The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children's Health.
1:56.2	Welcome to Twiv, Adam.
1:58.1	Thanks.
1:58.6	Great to be here.
1:59.2	And I notice there's a broken syringe on the cover here.
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