TWiV 628: Physical distance for COVID-19

Vincent and Rich discuss the SARS-CoV-2 D614G amino acid change in the spike glyprotein, duration of infectious virus shedding from patients, virus transmission among hamsters infected in the laboratory, and tackle listener email. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Rich Condit Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Austin TX key indicators for staging D614 amino acid change (Scripps) Virus shedding in hospitalized patients (medRxiv) Hamster SARS-CoV-2 model (Nature) COVID-19 host genetic initiative Image credit Letters read on TWiV 628 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]