Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review results showing requirement for the furin site in the SARS-CoV-2 spike for replication, US state vaccine exemptions, concerns with a rapid diagnostic test, and answers to listener questions.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler and Brianne Barker

Guest: Daniel Griffin

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• Triple therapy for COVID-19 (Lancet)
• Virology podcast goes viral (Thalia Gigerenzer)
• Paul Stays Home (pdf)
• Multibasic cleavage site essential for SARS-CoV-2 infection (Mol Cell)
• Mumbai engulfed by CoV (NY Times)
• All must be vaccinated (Stat)
• FDA concerns with Abbott test (FDA)
• How US lost 6 weeks (BBC)
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