This month's Genome Watch highlights how genomics has improved our understanding of how vaccines impact pathogen populations and their genomes.
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Heinz, E. The great escape. Nat Rev Microbiol 16, 4 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro.2017.156
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