episode 839: The long and the short of it: get vaccinated
TWiV reviews the impact of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2, the latest information on Omicron, West Nile virus transmission by organ transplantation, and why a 16 week interval between doses of BNT162b2 vaccine is better than a shorter interval.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler
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Links for this episode- Coronavirus in the US (NY Times)
- Omicron variant (NY Times)
- West Nile virus transmission by organ transplantation (Emerg Inf Dis)
- Stronger antibody response after 16 week mRNA dose (Cell Host Micr)
- Higher antibody response with 7 week dosing (Clin Inf Dis)
- Immune response after recovery and 1 vaccine dose (Sci Transl Med)
- Booster guidance in Canada (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Kathy – CDC U-M flu report (lay version, MMWR)
Rich – Thagomizer
Alan – Descent into Darkness by Edward Raymer
Vincent – Funding: Blinding peer review
Lynne – ACE2 in chewing gum
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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