TWiV 736: Rhapsody in T with Alessandro Sette

Alessandro Sette joins TWiV to discuss the role of T cells in COVID-19, the finding that amino acid changes in SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern have a negligible impact on T cell reactivity in convalescent patients and vaccinees, and whether a next generation vaccine should include more viral proteins than spike. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove , Rich Condit , and Kathy Spindler Guest: Alessandro Sette Subscribe (free): iTunes , Google Podcasts , RSS , email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Little impact of SARS-CoV-2 variants on T cell reactivity (bioRxiv) NIDO 2021 Symposium Postdoctoral position at Towson University ASV hosts free COVID-19 Vaccine Education Town Halls (register here ) Letters read on TWiV 736 Timestamps by Jolene . Thanks! Weekly Picks Alan – The Disinformation Dozen report Rich – No needle, but the damage was done Kathy – Zinn art David Zinn Vincent – Clueless Wall Street Journal Op-Ed Endorses PACE as "Prevailing View" Among Docs Listener Picks Justin – Finnish astrophotographer spends 12 years creating a Milky Way mosaic Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to [email protected]