TWiV explores single dose administration and timing of second dose of AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine, safety and efficacy of Sputnik V, and control of coronavirus recombination by a viral proofreading exonuclease.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- AZD1222 single dose efficacy and booster timing (Lancet preprint) 2:17
- Safety and efficacy of Sputnik V vaccine (Lancet) 26:14
- Proofreading exonuclease regulates CoV recombination (PLoS Path) 39:20
- Letters read on TWiV 718 1:08:13
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Picks 1:38:56
Brianne – Do scientists read enough fiction?
Rich – Insects in flight; Insect flight|Capturing takeoff
Kathy – Badger seal
Vincent – MicrobeTV merchandise
Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees
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Loss of smell if infected after being vaccinated: I bet an industrial scent designer would be able to recognise a lack of smell that lasted some days. But we normal people aren’t as intellectually aware of our sense, so we would hardly notice it….