by Gertrud U. Rey Does a first infection with SARS-CoV-2 make a person immune to a second infection? This question is one of the prevailing issues in the current pandemic.  The relevant immune response is adaptive immunity, which initiates during a first exposure to a pathogen and protects from re-infection ...

Peter Daszak joins TWiV to explain the work of EcoHealth Alliance in surveillance of bats in China for SARS-related coronaviruses to provide the information needed to prevent future pandemics, and why NIH recently withdrew financial support for their work. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 623 (41 MB .mp3, 68 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google ...

Emmie de Wit joins TWiV to explain her work on the pathogenesis of infection with SARS-CoV-2 in rhesus macaques, including studies on remdesivir and a vaccine candidate. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 622 (41 MB .mp3, 68 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv

Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then we review an Ad5 vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, reports on remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine, a drug repurposing study, why some patients infect many others, reducing viral transmission, and much more, including listener email. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 621 (91 MB .mp3, 152 min)Subscribe ...

Jon Yewdell returns to explain studies on detection of antibodies and T cell epitopes in patients who have recovered from COVID-19. Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 620 (67 MB .mp3, 111 min)Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiV! Show notes at microbe.tv/twiv