TWiV 654: TWiVering with excitement

<p>Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19 and the convalescent plasma trial, then we answer listener questions about the Russian vaccine, choir practice, face masks (wear them!), Mina testing, transmission, and much more.</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.turbidplaque.com/">Alan Dove</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 Chuck Knirsch</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> <p><strong</p> <ul> <li>Daniel's recommendations for COVID-19 testing (<a href= "https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ACNWSsSmIdoTDXxhlY4Z9xWHIHkEIPjI/view?usp=sharing">pdf</a>)</li> <li>Effects of <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.08.12.20169359v1.full.pdf"> convalescent plasma</a> on COVID-19 (medRxiv)</li> <li>ESCV <a href= "https://kenes.eventsair.com/escv-virtual-meeting-on-covid-19">virtual meeting on COVID-19</a></li> <li>The <a href= "https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/08/11/the-russian-vaccine"> Russian Vaccine</a> (In The Pipeline)</li> <li>Russia's <a href= "https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/russia-s-approval-covid-19-vaccine-less-meets-press-release"> vaccine approval</a> (Science)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-654-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 654</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.tw