TWiV 590: COVID-19 and coronavirus - we have mail

The TWiV trio continues in-depth coverage of COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, including discussion on genome mutation and circulating lineages, handwashing, facemasks, cruise ship outbreaks, the South Korean situation, and much more. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Stanley Perlman answers CoV questions (Boston Globe) Fist bump (Am J Infect Control) Joint WHO-China report (pdf) Second coronavirus (LA Times) Response to second coronavirus (virological.org) COVID-19 animal models (STAT) Clinical predictors of COVID-19 mortality (Inten Care Med) CoV by the numbers (NY Times) Contamination of bar soaps (Microbios) SARS-CoV-2 vaccine timeline (NPR) How new vaccines are developed (GSK) SARS among critical care nurses (Emerg Inf Dis) How churches prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread (NPR) Image credit Letters read on TWiV 590 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees. Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]