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194 - Research update: COVID-19 Vaccines and Older Adults, COVID and Pregnancy, and the Potential of Rapid Tests
Season 2
Episode 194
Published 5 years, 10 months ago
Description
In this episode, Dr. Josh Sharfstein talks with Hopkins researchers who break down three new COVID-19 research papers: Dr. Andrew Redd talks about COVID-19 vaccines and whether they will work in older adults; Dr. Sheree Schwartz talks the about the implications of COVID-19 for pregnancy; and Dr. Denali Boon discusses a preprint paper about the potential use of rapid COVID tests. All three Hopkins faculty are part of the novel coronavirus research consortium, with many summaries of new studies available at http://ncrc.jhsph.edu
KEYWORDS: testing methods; vaccine authorization; immune response