TWiV 700: 'Twas COVID and the aerosols

<p>TWiV reviews additional data on the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, the distinct variant spreading in South Africa, association of afucosylated antiviral IgG with severe COVID-19, approval of AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK, and winners of the pandemic poem contest.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello,</a> <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></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>BSL-3 <a href= "https://opportunities.columbia.edu/en-us/job/510343/assistant-manager-hcl-bsl3"> Assistant Manager position</a></li> <li>PHE update #2 (<a href= "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948152/Technical_Briefing_VOC202012-2_Briefing_2_FINAL.pdf">pdf</a>)</li> <li>South African <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.21.20248640v1">variant</a> (medRxiv)</li> <li>CDC cautious in <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant.html"> conclusions on variant</a></li> <li><a href= "https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/12/22/science.abc8378?rss=1"> Afucosylated IgG</a> and severe COVID-19 (Science)</li> <li>AstraZeneca vaccine <a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55280671">EUA in UK</a> (BBC)</li> <li><a title="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-694-letters/" href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-70