TWiV 765: Potpourri of COVID-19

<p>TWiV reviews the new nomenclature for SARS-CoV-2 variants, effectiveness of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against variants, modified Moderna vaccine against variants, impact of COVID-19 interventions on influenza in China and the US, and binding of RaTG13 spike protein to ACE2 of multiple species.</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.alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href="http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</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><a href= "https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/">Updated nomenclature</a> of SARS-CoV-2 variants (WHO)</li> <li>Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine effective against <a href= "https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00947-8/fulltext"> alpha variants</a> (Lancet)</li> <li>Novavax vaccine effective against <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2103055?query=featured_coronavirus"> beta variants</a> (NEJM)</li> <li>Moderna updated vaccine against <a href= "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.05.21256716v1">beta and gamma variants</a> (medRxiv)</li> <li>Impact of <a href= "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23440-1">COVID-19 interventions</a> against influenza (Nat Comm)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(21)00661-9.pdf?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867