TWiV 789: Does delta mean a change?
This Week in Virology
English - August 05, 2021 04:00 - 62.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsScience Health & Fitness Medicine racaniello vincent twiv virus virology microbe microbiology pathogen infection infectious Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
TWiV reviews a leaked CDC document on virulence and spread of the delta variant, and how anti-alphavirus antibodies that do not neutralize infection can nevertheless protect mice from disease.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode NYC first to require vaccination proof (Reuters) Leaked internal CDC document (WaPo) Manuscripts on increased virulence (one, two, three) Disease protection by non-neutralizing antibodies (Cell) Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks! Weekly PicksBrianne – Nobel Prize Games
Kathy – Snail sensors
Rich – In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope by Rana Awdish
Vincent – The Provincetown Covid data is actually good news (if you are vaccinated) and I Was the Architect of Operation Warp Speed. I Have a Message for All Americans.
Jake – NASA spinoff
Peter – Bernard, the Extraordinary Moth
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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