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Description
TWiV reviews SARS-CoV-2 infection of wild white-tailed deer in the US, mRNA vaccine-mediated protection by spike-specific T cells before detection of neutralizing antibodies, and recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection in T-cell depleted rhesus macaques.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- SARS-CoV-2 in wild deer (bioRxiv)
- Rapid T cell induction by mRNA vaccine (Nature)
- T cell depleted macaques recover from SARS-CoV-2 infection (mBio)
- Letters read on TWiV 791
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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