TWiV 621: An era of COVID-19 poppycock
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review an Ad5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, reports on remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine, a drug repurposing study, why some patients infect many others, reducing viral transmission, and much more, including listener email.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello,Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker
Guests: Daniel Griffin and Chuck Knirsch
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- Safety of Ad5 vectored COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet)
- Analysis of hydroxychloroquine use (Lancet)
- Remdesivir study (NEJM)
- Ancient COVID-19 history (MMWR)
- Drug repurposing for COVID-19 (bioRxiv)
- Why do few COVID-19 patients infect others? (Science)
- Overdispersion in COVID-19 transmission (Wellcome Open Res)
- Reducing airborne transmission (Science)
- Letters read on TWiV 621
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.
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