Immune 30: Immunology of COVID-19, part two

Brianne Barker returns to continue a discussion of the immune response to infection with SARS-CoV-2, including use of steroid, coagulation in some patients, cytokine storm, and vaccines.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Stephanie Langel, and Cynthia Leifer

Guest: Brianne Barker

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Links for this episode

• IL6 as COVID-19 marker for severity (Med Mal Infect)
• How does COVID-19 kill? (Nature)
• SARS-CoV-2 protective immunity in macaques (bioRxiv)
• SARS antibody titers wane (J Immunol)
• Vaccine roundup (Lab Equip)
• Lung IgG in SARS injury (JCI Insight)
• Image credit
• Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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