Arturo Casadevall returns to TWiV to explain the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients, and the need to support virology at a time when more regulation of experiments is envisioned.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, and Rich Condit

Guest: Arturo Casadevall

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Early treatment of COVID-19 with convalescent plasma (NEJM)
Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by convalescent plasma (Nat Comm)
Convalescent COVID-19 plasma for immunocompromised patients (JAMA Net Open)
Virology under the microscope (mSphere)
Virology in peril (mSphere)
Emil von Behring Nobel Lecture
Letters read on TWiV 987
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TWiV 987: Convalescing with Casadevall