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The TWiVotopes review current evidence which does not show the need for widespread COVID-19 booster vaccination, and results of experiments to examine the replication and immune evasion of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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- ASV Vaccine Town Halls
- Vaccine boosters not needed (Lancet)
- Delta variant replication and immune evasion (Nature)
- Epidemiologically linked COVID-19 outbreaks (MMWR)
- Letters read on TWiV 805
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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