EPISODE · Jul 30, 2020 · 10 MIN
Herd Immunity: Dr. Bill Morice
from Answers from the Lab · host Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Timestamps:Speaker 1: (01:03) Do you want to tell us a little bit for the listeners, what herd immunity is? Speaker 1: (02:49) With your immunology background, if you have any thoughts on what would be the ideal way in your mind?Speaker 1: (06:21) So it does show the power of the immune response, but it is that question of, is it going to be antibodies? Is it going to be T cells? Is it going to be a mixture of both and can a vaccine elicit a protective response from those different branches of the immune system: cellular and humoral?Speaker 1: (08:37) What do you think about other tests as far as detecting T cell responses? What do you see on the horizon? Resources:COVID-19 Resource Center
What this episode covers
William Morice, II, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic and President of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, joins the Answers from the Lab podcast for his weekly leadership update. On this episode, Dr. Morice explains herd immunity in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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