TWiV 841: Unmasking immunity

This Week in Virology

Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 841

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Episode description

TWiV provides an update on immunity to Omicron, results of a randomized controlled trial of face masks, and a study of correlates of protection against respiratory syncytial virus infection in the upper and lower respiratory tract of nonhuman primates.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Amy Rosenfeld

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Omicron escape from serum antibodies (pdf)
Pfizer/BioNTech update on Omicron (Pfizer)
Randomized trial of masking for COVID-19 (Science)
Upper and lower respiratory tract correlates of protection for RS virus (Cell Host Micr)
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