TWiV 898: Immunity is skin deep

<p>TWiV explains why the concept of herd immunity might not apply to COVID-19, and the observation that smallpox vaccination causes an increase in skin bacteria that promote pathology and influence the immune response.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a>, <a href= "http://mgm.ufl.edu/profile/condit-rich/">Rich Condit</a>, <a href= "https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/spindler-lab/">Kathy Spindler</a>, and <a 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">Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li>Herd immunity <a href= "https://academic.oup.com/jid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/infdis/jiac109/6561438?rss=1"> may not apply to COVID-19</a> (J Inf Dis)</li> <li><a href= "https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1009854"> Smallpox vaccination</a> increases skin bacteria (PLoS Path)</li> <li>The invinceable TWiV (<a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-145-the-invinceable-twiv/">TWiV 145</a>)</li> <li>By the pricking of my thumbs… (<a href= "https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-284-by-the-pricking-of-my-thumbs/">TWiV 284</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-898-letters/">Letters read</a> on TWiV 898</li> <li>Timestamps by <a href= "http://www.twitter.com/jrrmicro">Jolene</a>. Thanks!</li> </ul> <h3 id="weekly-picks-1-34-06">Weekly Picks</h3> <p><strong>Brianne</strong> – <a href= "https://kohlerfellows.illuminatingdiscovery.wisc.edu/projects/ba