TWiV 786: You make mucus and you move it

TWiVsters review off-season epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus in Australia after easing of COVID-19 restrictions, and impaired innate immune responses in upper respiratory tract cells from patients with severe COVID-19.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• Off-season RSV in Australia (medRxiv)
• Impaired innate immunity in severe COVID-19 (Cell)
• Letters read on TWiV 786
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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