TWiV reviews the FDA decision to update COVID-19 vaccine boosters in the fall, the meaning of fatigue with respect to long COVID, and a skin volatile induced by flavivirus reproduction that attracts mosquitoes to the infected host.
Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Kathy Spindler, and Brianne Barker
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Links for this episode
- COVID-19 vaccine booster composition (FDA)
- Settling in for the long haul (Crooked Timber)
- Flavivirus-induced skin volatile attracts mosquitoes (Cell)
- Letters read on TWiV 919
- Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!
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Vincent – Spotted lanternfly
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