TWiV explains why hydroxychloroquine failed in humans despite showing antiviral effects in cells, and reviews the published data on the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine.
Links for This Episode
- TMPRSS2 is why hydroxychloroquine failed (PLoS Path) 3:58.
- Safety and efficacy of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (NEJM) 39:48.
- Letters read on TWiV 715 1:05:10.
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
Weekly Science Picks 1:35:57
Brianne – How the Body Reacts to Viruses.
Rich – How do wombats poop cubes?
Kathy – The Verse by the Side of the Road.
Vincent – Janet Iwasa's SARS-CoV-2 entry animation.
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Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.