TWiV reviews results of a phase 3 trial of a self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, and the finding that baseline innate and T cell populations are correlates of protection against symptomatic influenza virus infection independent of serology.
Hosts: Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove and Brianne Barker
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Immunogenicity and safety of self-amplifying mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Lancet Inf Dis)
First self-amplifying mRNA vaccine approved in Japan (Science)
Rise of the RNA machines (Trends Biochem)
Innate and T cell populations correlates of protection against influenza (Nat Immunol)
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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