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Mink can be readily infected with SARS-CoV-2 and then pass the virus to humans. (Shutterstock)

The mink link: How COVID‑19 mutations in animals affect human health and vaccine effectiveness

Byram W. Bridle, University of Guelph; Leonardo Susta, University of Guelph; Samira Mubareka, University of Toronto; Sarah Wootton, University of Guelph, and Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph

In the disturbing scenario of human-to-mink-to-human COVID-19 transmission, the virus may mutate in mink prior to re-infecting people. That possibility makes vaccine design even more crucial.
Un employé inspecte des fioles d’un vaccin contre la Covid-19 produit par SinoVac dans son usine de Pékin le 24 septembre 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Le futur vaccin contre la Covid‑19 doit déclencher une mémoire immunitaire… en vue d’une prochaine pandémie

Byram W. Bridle, University of Guelph; Samira Mubareka, University of Toronto, and Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph

Notre exposition à un agent pathogène, que ce soit naturellement ou par la vaccination, peut affecter la manière dont notre système immunitaire réagira à l’avenir à des agents pathogènes similaires.
A worker inspects vials of a SARS CoV-2 vaccine for COVID-19 produced by SinoVac at its factory in Beijing on Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Training our immune systems: Why we should insist on a high‑quality COVID‑19 vaccine

Byram W. Bridle, University of Guelph; Samira Mubareka, University of Toronto, and Shayan Sharif, University of Guelph

Our first exposure to a pathogen, either naturally or via vaccination, can affect how our immune system responds in the future to the same or similar pathogens.

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