TWiV 1028: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and T cells

<p>TWiV reviews approvals of the first gene therapy for severe hemophilia A in adults and a monoclonal antibody to prevent RSV respiratory disease in babies and toddlers, and a common allele of HLA that mediates asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection through pre-existing T cell immunity due to previous exposure to common cold coronaviruses.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.trichinella.org/">Dickson Despommier</a>, <a title="" href= "http://www.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a title="" href="https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/microbiology-immunology/katherine-r-spindler-phd">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a title="" href= "http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a title= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id1176779065"> Apple Podcasts</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 id="links-for-this-episode" class="wp-block-heading">Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://discord.gg/xA4JX7AeeU">MicrobeTV Discord Server</a></li> <li>First <a title="" href= "http://fda%20approves%20first%20gene%20therapy%20for%20adults%20with%20severe%20hemophilia%20a/">gene therapy</a> for hemophilia A approved (FDA)</li> <li>Luxurna, gene therapy for <a title="" href= "https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-novel-gene-therapy-treat-patients-rare-form-inherited-vision-loss">vision loss</a> (FDA)</li> <li><a title="" href= "https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-drug-prevent-rsv-babies-and-toddlers"> Anti-RSV monoclonal antibody</a> approved (FDA)</li>