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This Week in Parasitism

Vincent Racaniello

TWiP 242: Worms impair COVID vaccines

SEP 6, 202447 MIN
This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 242: Worms impair COVID vaccines

SEP 6, 202447 MIN

Description

TWiP reviews a study showing that intestinal helminth infection impairs vaccine-induced T cell responses through an IL-10 pathway, which compromised protection against antigenically drifted SARS-CoV-2 variants.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Daniel Griffin and Christina Naula

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