Jody writes: Hi Daniel, My cousin, a healthcare worker in Michigan who is pregnant and in her third trimester, wrote me yesterday to ask for my thoughts on whether or not to get a third…
Alison writes: Hi, In the last hour two different work colleagues told me their kids had high fevers and are getting COVID-19 tests. I’m very scared and worried for them. I’ve been thinking for a…
Pete writes: Hi twivotopes, There are viruses, right? Some infect bacteria (do we know of any beneficial viruses in bacteria?) and some us (eukarya). Why “bacteria phage”? You are making the world a better place….
The TWiVotopes review current evidence which does not show the need for widespread COVID-19 booster vaccination, and results of experiments to examine the replication and immune evasion of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant.
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Brea writes: Hello TWIV and thank you for all you do! Flagstaff, AZ – partly cloudy and 60°F Question for the covid clinical updates: If you are fully vaccinated and exposed to covid, does it…
Shane Crotty returns to TWiV to review the immunology of COVID-19, including differences between infection and vaccination, increased breadth of antibodies after infection followed by vaccination, the roles of T cells, and whether booster vaccinations are needed.
TIffaney writes: Twivers, Thank you so much for your reliable, reasoned and accessible science podcast. I love your banter and humor, which only makes the in depth information more enjoyable. I always listen to the…
The meteorologicomaniacs discuss the COVID-19 pandemic global death toll, effectiveness of vaccines against the delta variant, and how analysis of ancient viral DNA reveals that two pathogenic human viruses were brought into Mexico during the transatlantic slave trade.
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