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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.

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