TWiV 703: Does dose matter?
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On this episode, a discussion of why modifying the dose schedule of the mRNA vaccines in the US is not a good idea, evidence that lower Ct values on hospital admission is associated with higher mortality, and dose-dependent response to SARS-CoV-2 infection of ferrets.
Hosts:\\xa0Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- BSL-3\\xa0Assistant Manager position
- Follow authorized vaccine dosing schedule (FDA)
- Mina suggests one vaccine dose (NY Times)
- UK decision document on vaccine dose (pdf)
- Ct linked to COVID-19 mortality (Open Forum Inf Dis)
- Dose-dependent infection of ferrets (Nat Comm)
- Letters read on TWiV 703
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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