TWiV 885: Russian bats and Ankara vectors

TWiV reveals an ACE2-dependent sarbecovirus from Russian bats that is not inhibited by anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, and a modified vaccinia virus Ankara vectored vaccine that protects nonhuman primates from Delta infection.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• Sarbecovirus from Russian bat (bioRxiv)
• MVA vectored COVID vaccine (Sci Immunol)
• Letters read on TWiV 885
• Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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