Episode Details

TWiV reviews why children should be vaccinated against COVID-19, increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Gamma, and Delta variant compared to Alpha variant in vaccinated but not recovered individuals, and immune correlates of protection from the mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy trial.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• COVID-19 vaccines for children (Science)
• Risk of infection with variants (medRxiv)
• Immune correlates of mRNA-1273 (Science)
• Letters read on TWiV 835
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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