Episode Details

Arturo Casadevall returns to TWiV to explain the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients, and the need to support virology at a time when more regulation of experiments is envisioned.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Arturo Casadevall

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Links for this episode

• Register for ASV 2023
• MicrobeTV Discord Server
• Early treatment of COVID-19 with convalescent plasma (NEJM)
• Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by convalescent plasma (Nat Comm)
• Convalescent COVID-19 plasma for immunocompromised patients (JAMA Net Open)
• Virology under the microscope (mSphere)
• Virology in peril (mSphere)
• Emil von Behring Nobel Lecture
• Letters read on TWiV 987
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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