TWiV 839: The long and the short of it: get vaccinated

<p>TWiV reviews the impact of vaccination on SARS-CoV-2, the latest information on Omicron, West Nile virus transmission by organ transplantation, and why a 16 week interval between doses of BNT162b2 vaccine is better than a shorter interval.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href="http://alandove.com/">Alan Dove</a>, <a href="http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, and <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</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>Coronavirus <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/covid-cases.html">in the US</a> (NY Times)</li> <li>Omicron <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/health/coronavirus-variant-tracker.html"> variant</a> (NY Times)</li> <li>West Nile virus transmission by <a href= "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/2/21-1697_article">organ transplantation</a> (Emerg Inf Dis)</li> <li>Stronger antibody response after <a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312821005692?via%3Dihub"> 16 week mRNA dose</a> (Cell Host Micr)</li> <li>Higher antibody response with <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciab938/6446287"> 7 week dosing</a> (Clin Inf Dis)</li> <li>Immune response after <a href= "https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abi8961">recovery and 1 vaccine dose</a> (Sci Transl Med)</li> <li>Booster guidance in Canada (<a href= "https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/phac-aspc/documents/services/immunization/national