TWiV 660: In case of emergency finish the trial

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss decline of virus-specific bone marrow B cells within a year after influenza vaccination, the push to release SARS-CoV-2 vaccines before completion of phase 3 trials, and absence of evidence for infectious virus in aerosols. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove , Rich Condit , Kathy Spindler , and Brianne Barker Guest: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Convalescent plasma RCT (medRxiv) Multicenter RCTs on corticosteroids for COVID-19 (JAMA) Decline of influenza B cells a year after vaccine (Science) Be ready to distribute vaccines 1 Nov (WPRI and NYTimes ) EUA during COVID-19: lessons (JAMA) Not evidence for aerosol transmission ( one and two ) Letters read on TWiV 660 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]