TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball

TWiV 890: Looking into a booster crystal ball

This episode of TWiV is focused on COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies: who should get boosters, whether a variant matched mRNA vaccine is superior to a historical vaccine, and how the interval between vaccination and infection influences the quality of the antibody response.

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

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