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Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then Ralph Baric joins TWiV to discuss SARS-CoV-2 transmission, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and a new animal model from his laboratory that does not use transgenic mice.

Note: Daniel’s update is in the audio only version of this episode.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Daniel Griffin, Chuck Knirsch, and Ralph Baric

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Links for this episode

• Mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 model (bioRxiv) 1:14:36
• SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine (bioRxiv) 1:32:36
• ASM resources for #shutdownstem 1:55:38
• President Obama on sustaining momentum for change (Facebook) 1:56:52
• America After the Civil War (PBS) 1:59:09
• Image credit
• Letters read on TWiV 626 25:09, 1:41:07, 2:02:35
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees

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