TWiV 685: Pandemicky

This Week in Virology

Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 685

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Episode description

The TWiVers analyze efficacy of the AstraZeneca/Oxford adenovirus vectored vaccine, SARS-CoV-2 did not infect miners who became ill 8 years ago after cleaning bat guano from a cave in Yunnan Province, and induction of antigen-specific germinal center responses and production of neutralizing antibody by SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine but not purified protein.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

AZD1222 vaccine efficacy (AstraZeneca)
Addendum to SARS-CoV-2 discovery paper (Nature)
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine and GC formation (Immunity)
What scientists say about masks (NY Times)
Letters read on TWiV 685
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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