TWiV explains why hydroxychloroquine failed in humans despite showing antiviral effects in cells, and reviews the published data on the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- TMPRSS2 is why hydroxychloroquine failed (PLoS Path)
- Safety and efficacy of BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine (NEJM)
- Letters read on TWiV 715
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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