TWiV notes the passing of Mavis Agbandje-McKenna, and reviews data on maximizing fit for cloth and medical procedure masks, SARS-CoV-2 total and subgenomic viral load in hospitalized patients, and effect of changes in spike protein on efficacy in a mouse model of infection.

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

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Links for this episode

• Mavis Agbandje-McKenna dies (UF)
• Mavis on TWiV 448
• Maximizing mask fit (MMWR)
• Genomic and subgenomic RNA in COVID-19 patients (medRxiv)
• Effect of spike changes on protection of mice (mBio)
• Letters read on TWiV 728
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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