TWiV 989: Antibody cross-reactivity is metal

This Week in Virology

TWiV to explains a study on presence of COVID-19 vaccine mRNA in the blood, and the isolation of cross-protective monoclonal antibodies against common endemic respiratory viruses.

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•Register for ASV 2023 •MicrobeTV Discord Server •Paul Berg obituary •Spike mRNA in blood (J Path Micro Imm) •Spike mRNA in blood (Biomedicine) •Cross-protective mAbs against respiratory viruses (Nat Comm) •RSV prefusion F protein vaccine in older adults (NEJM) •Ad26.RSV.preF–RSV preF protein vaccine (NEJM) •Letters read on TWiV 989 •Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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