TWiV 688: We put COVID-19 papers through a sieve December 2, 2020

On this episode, UK grants EUA for Pfizer vaccine, advice for CDC on who to immunize first, news from Das Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 protease regulates innate responses, and viral mRNAs are not an indication of viral replication.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• UK grants EUA for Pfizer vaccine (NY Times)
• ACIP advice on who to vaccinate first (NY Times)
• Das coronavirus update
• SARS-CoV-2 protease regulates innate response (Nature)
• Viral mRNAs do not indicate viral replication (Nat Comm)
• Addendum to SARS-CoV-2 discovery paper (Nature) 16:15
• SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine and GC formation (Immunity) 29:35
• What scientists say about masks (NY Times) 1:29:03
• Letters read on TWiV 688
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Weekly Picks

Brianne – Pedromics Kathy – Global map at Mars opposition Rich – Janeway’s Immunobiology Vincent – Janet Iwasa’s Animation Lab

Listener Pick

Cheryl – BioRender.com holiday card templates

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]