TWiV 675: Forget what you've herd about immunity

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, then we discuss Bill Foege's letter to CDC director Robert Redfield, the false promise of herd immunity for COVID-19, secret blueprints for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine trials released, and neuropilin-1 as a possible entry protein for the virus. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier , Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Brianne Barker Guest: Daniel Griffin Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Excess COVID-19 Deaths by Age and Race and Ethnicity (MMWR) Excess COVID-19 deaths (JAMA) SARS-CoV-2 transmission (CDC) UK challenge trial (Nature) Inflammatory cytokine signature for severe COVID-19 (Nature) Death in AstraZeneca vaccine trial (Reuters) Herpetic Legion – Reactivation (YouTube) Tech position with Dr. Rosenfeld Biological safety officer position at CUMC Support MicrobeTV at Parasites Without Borders Foege letter to Redfield ( text , NPR article ) False promise of herd immunity (Nature) Secret vaccine plans released (NY Times) Neuropilin-1 and SARS-CoV-2 entry (paper one , two ) Letters read on TWiV 675 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Science Picks Dickson – Nikon Small World Photography Competition Brianne – Modeling Herd Immunity for measles Alan – Small Gods by Terry Pratchett Rich – Boundless Body Radio Bethany and Casey Ruff Vincent – The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]