TWiV 675: Forget what you've herd about immunity

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss Bill Foege's letter to CDC director Robert Redfield, the false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19, secret blueprints for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials released, and neuropilin-1 as a possible entry protein for the virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guest: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Excess COVID-19 Deaths by Age and Race and Ethnicity (MMWR) Excess COVID-19 deaths (JAMA) SARS-CoV-2 transmission (CDC) UK challenge trial (Nature) Inflammatory cytokine signature for severe COVID-19 (Nature) Death in AstraZeneca vaccine trial (Reuters) Herpetic Legion – Reactivation (YouTube) Tech position with Dr. Rosenfeld Biological safety officer position at CUMC Support MicrobeTV at Parasites Without Borders Foege letter to Redfield (text, NPR article) False promise of herd immunity (Nature) Secret vaccine plans released (NY Times) Neuropilin-1 and SARS-CoV-2 entry (paper one, two) Letters read on TWiV 675 Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Dickson – Nikon Small World Photography Competition Brianne – Modeling Herd Immunity for measles Alan – Small Gods by Terry Pratchett Rich – Boundless Body Radio Bethany and Casey Ruff Vincent – The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]