TWiV 791: A mad virologists' T party

This Week in Virology

Aug 08, 2021•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 791

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Episode description

TWiV reviews SARS-CoV-2 infection of wild white-tailed deer in the US, mRNA vaccine-mediated protection by spike-specific T cells before detection of neutralizing antibodies, and recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection in T-cell depleted rhesus macaques.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

SARS-CoV-2 in wild deer (bioRxiv)
Rapid T cell induction by mRNA vaccine (Nature)
T cell depleted macaques recover from SARS-CoV-2 infection (mBio)
Letters read on TWiV 791
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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