TWiV 788: neuroCOVID with Kiran Thakur, MD

<p>Kiran joins TWiV to discuss the findings of a team at Columbia University Medical Center on COVID-19 neuropathology, and the conclusion that SARS-CoV-2 does not reproduce in the central nervous system.</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://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/bioprofbarker">Brianne Barker</a></p> <p>Guest: <a href= "https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/profile/kiran-t-thakur-md">Kiran Thakur</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>COVID-19 <a title="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33856027/" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33856027/">neuropathology</a> (Brain)</li> <li>Infections in <a href= "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7031e2.htm?s_cid=mm7031e2_e&ACSTrackingID=USCDC_921-DM62612&ACSTrackingLabel=MMWR%20Early%20Release%20-%20Vol.%2070%2C%20July%2030%2C%202021&deliveryName=USCDC_921-DM62612"> vaccinated people</a> (MMWR)</li> <li>Infections in <a href= "https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2109072">vaccinated people</a> (NEJM)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-788-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 788</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3>Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Dickson</strong> – Simone Biles and Suni Lee<br /> <strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/07/30/sports/olympics/olympic-running.html?action=click&m