episode 681: Crowley, coats, and cross-reactive antibodies
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, Kathleen Crowley explains the role of Environmental Health & Safety departments, update on SARS-CoV-2 transmission in farmed mink, and the presence of pre-existing antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in unexposed individuals.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne BarkerGuests: Daniel Griffin and Kathleen A. Crowley
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Links for this episode- Pfizer vaccine efficacy (Pfizer)
- Pfizer vaccine (Stat)
- Distribution of Pfizer vaccine (NY Times)
- LSTMH vaccine tracker
- SARS-CoV-2 humans to mink and back in Netherlands (Science)
- SARS-CoV-2 mink isolates in Denmark (pdf)
- Preexisting antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in humans (Science)
- Letters read on TWiV 681
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Dickson – OSIRIS-REx | NASA
Brianne – Virtual Science Museum Tours
Alan – Ring Fit Adventure
Rich – BUGSS Baltimore Underground Science Space
Vincent – Trilobite glassworks
Gina and Joe – COVID Fan Tutte
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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