TWiV 841: Unmasking immunity
Episode 841 of the This Week in Virology podcast, hosted by Vincent Racaniello, titled "TWiV 841: Unmasking immunity" was published on December 12, 2021 and runs 105 minutes.
December 12, 2021 ·105m · This Week in Virology
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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Links for this episode
- 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)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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