TWiV reviews SARS-CoV-2 infection of wild white-tailed deer in the U.S., 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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