TWiV 592: Coronavirus update - dangerous curve ahead

Ori joins TWiV for an update on the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, including scary modeling, clinical trials for antivirals and vaccines, asymptomatic transmission, and much more inspired by listener email.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Ori Lieberman

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Links for this episode

• Scary modeling (Imperial College London)
• Avigan vs SARS-CoV-2 (NHK)
• SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine (Clinical Trials)
• SARS-CoV-2 stability (NEJM)
• Pediatric COVID-19 (one, two)
• SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infection (one, two)
• CDC data on SARS-CoV-2 CFR (MMWR)
• Hydroxycholorquine trial for COVID-19 (Mediterranee-infection)
• Macaque SARS-CoV-2 immunity (bioRxiv)
• Image by Michele Banks
• Letters read on TWiV 591
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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