Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, and Shane Crotty explains a study of antibodies, B cells and T cells in patients which suggests that immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 might be long-lived.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Daniel Griffin and Shane Crotty

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FDA authorizes Lucira mini home testing kit (FDA)
60 day outcomes of COVID-19 patients (Annals Int Med)
Immunological memory to SARS-CoV-2 infection at 6 months (bioRxiv)
Letters read on TWiV 684
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