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TWiV provides an update on immunity to Omicron, results of a randomized controlled trial of face masks, and a study of correlates of protection against respiratory syncytial virus infection in the upper and lower respiratory tract of nonhuman primates.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Amy Rosenfeld

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Links for this episode

• Omicron escape from serum antibodies (pdf)
• Pfizer/BioNTech update on Omicron (Pfizer)
• Randomized trial of masking for COVID-19 (Science)
• Upper and lower respiratory tract correlates of protection for RS virus (Cell Host Micr)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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