Paul Offit returns to TWiV for a discussion of SARS-CoV-2 bivalent boosters containing ancestral and Omicron spike mRNAs, including their composition, why they are being recommended by CDC, and who would benefit the most from them.

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

Guest: Paul Offit

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Links for this episode

• Research assistant position at FDA (pdf)
• Support MicrobeTV with a Spike t-shirt (Vaccinated.us)
• CDC oversells bivalent booster (Wall St Journal)
• FDA authorizes bivalent COVID-19 booster
• Letters read on TWiV 942
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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