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TWiV reviews why children should be vaccinated against COVID-19, increased risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 Beta, Gamma, and Delta variant compared to Alpha variant in vaccinated but not recovered individuals, and immune correlates of protection from the mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy trial.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, and Brianne Barker
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- COVID-19 vaccines for children (Science)
- Risk of infection with variants (medRxiv)
- Immune correlates of mRNA-1273 (Science)
- Letters read on TWiV 835
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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