episode 660: In case of emergency finish the trial
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss decline of virus-specific bone marrow B cells within a year after influenza vaccination, the push to release SARS-CoV-2 vaccines before completion of phase 3 trials, and absence of evidence for infectious virus in aerosols.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
Guest: Daniel Griffin
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Links for this episode
- Convalescent plasma RCT (medRxiv)
- Multicenter RCTs on corticosteroids for COVID-19 (JAMA)
- Decline of influenza B cells a year after vaccine (Science)
- Be ready to distribute vaccines 1 Nov (WPRI and NYTimes)
- EUA during COVID-19: lessons (JAMA)
- Not evidence for aerosol transmission (one and two)
- Letters read on TWiV 660
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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