TWiV reviews SARS-CoV-2 infection of wild white-tailed deer in the US, mRNA vaccine-mediated protection by spike-specific T cells before detection of neutralizing antibodies, and recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection in T-cell depleted rhesus macaques.

Links for this episode

• SARS-CoV-2 in wild deer (bioRxiv) 12:05
• Rapid T cell induction by mRNA vaccine (Nature) 26:28
• T cell depleted macaques recover from SARS-CoV-2 infection (mBio) 48:11
• Letters read on TWiV 791 1:17:03
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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