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TWiV discusses the latest worrisome Executive Order on oversight of federal grantmaking, RFK Jr winds down mRNA viral vaccine development, Lenacapavir, a drug for AIDS prevention and treatment, and how respiratory virus infections awaken dormant metastatic breast cancer cells in lungs.

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• Oversight of Federal grantmaking (Whitehouse.gov)
• Grantmaking gets a Christofascist (Rasmussen Retorts)
• HHS winds down mRNA vaccine development (HHS)
• Lives saved by COVID vaccines (JAMA)
• Lenacapavir review (Bicochem Pharm)
• UNAIDS urges Gilead to lower price of lenacapavir (UNAIDS)
• Gilead and price gouging (Wikipedia)
• Respiratory virus infections awaken metastatic breast cancer (Nature)
• Letters read on TWiV 1243
• Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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