TWiV 684: Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 immune memory

<p>Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, and Shane Crotty explains a study of antibodies, B cells and T cells in patients which suggests that immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 might be long-lived.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href="http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/BioProfBarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guests: <a href="http://parasiteswithoutborders.com/">Daniel Griffin</a> and Shane Crotty</p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784">iTunes</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv">RSS</a>, <a href="http://eepurl.com/Gcw59">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3><strong>Links for this episode</strong></h3> <ul> <li>FDA authorizes <a href= "https://www.lucirahealth.com/">Lucira</a> mini home testing kit (<a href= "https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-covid-19-test-self-testing-home">FDA</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-5661">60 day outcomes</a> of COVID-19 patients (Annals Int Med)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.15.383323v1">Immunological memory</a> to SARS-CoV-2 infection at 6 months (bioRxiv)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-684-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 684</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Science Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – <a href= "https://www.google.com/search?q=Benoit+Mandelbrot&oi=ddle&ct=146439466&hl=en&kgmid=%2Fm%2F019kc&source=doodle-ntp&ved=0ah