TWiV reviews the FDA decision to update COVID-19 vaccine boosters in the fall, the meaning of fatigue with respect to long COVID, and a skin volatile induced by flavivirus reproduction that attracts mosquitoes to the infected host.
TWiV 898: Immunity is skin deep
- May 8, 2022
- Tagged as: COVID-19, herd immunity, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, skin microbiome, Smallpox, vaccine scarification, vaccinia virus, viral, virology, virus
TWiV explains why the concept of herd immunity might not apply to COVID-19, and the observation that smallpox vaccination causes an increase in skin bacteria that promote pathology and influence the immune response.