Nels and Vincent consider evolution of antibody immunity to SARS-CoV-2, and update the situation on novel virus variants of concern with potentially altered fitness and reactivity with antibodies.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (Nature)
mRNA vaccine-elicited antibodies to variants (bioRxiv)
Scott Hensley thread (Twitter)
Analysis of B.1.17 lineage (virological)
Trevor Bedford thread (Twitter)
Andrew Rambaut on variant naming (Twitter)
Letters read on TWiEVO 64
Time stamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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