SciArtist Laura Splan joins TWiV to reveal her transdisciplinary work that intersects science, technology, design and culture, then we discuss an inverse correlation between mumps virus antibodies induced by MMR vaccine and COVID-19 severity, and whether ivermectin is indicated for treatment of COVID-19.

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

Guest: Laura Splan

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Links for this episode

• Laura Splan website
• BSL-3 Assistant Manager position
• MMR titers in recovered COVID-19 patients (mBio)
• Ivermectin and SARS-CoV-2 (TWiV 599)
• Treatment of COVID-19 with ivermectin (Int J Inf Dis)
• Ivermectin approved dosing (Mayo Clinic)
• Briefing document for Pfizer vaccine (FDA)
• Vaccinated? Wear a mask (NY Times)
• Efficacy of ChAdOx1 vaccine (Lancet)
• Mix & Match Pfizer & Oxford jabs (Times Long)
• SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Seattle (medRxiv)
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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