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Joachim Müller-Jung

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The papers for this podcast episode:

  • Sophia Tan et al, Nature Medicine, January 2, 2023, "Infectiousness of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections and reinfections during the Omicron wave"

  • CDC Covid Data Tracker, 2022, "Rates of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations by vaccination status"

  • Meredith David-Gardener et al, NEJM, January 5, 2023, "Neutralization against BA.2.75.2, BQ.1.1, and XBB from mRNA Bivalent Booster"

  • Samuel Ailsworth et al, Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, "Enhanced SARS-CoV-2 IgG durability following COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination and comparison of BNT162b2 with mRNA-1273"

  • Can Yue et al, bioRxiv (Preprint), 2023, "Enhanced transmissibility of XBB.1.5 is contributed by both strong ACE2 binding and antibody evasion"