TWiV 1225: Poultry flu and SARS-CoV-2
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TWiV reviews the administration’s call for fools gold-standard science, NIH may publish in-house, avian influenza viruses in birds in China, and Omicron pathogenicity and immune responses. Hosts: , , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV Fool’s (Nature) NIH may publish (Stat News) Diversity of (Nat Micro) and immunity (Cell Rep) on TWiV 1225 Timestamps by Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Kathy – Rich – ...
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TWiV 1224: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello in dismay examine the MAHA-Make America Health Again-report and its inclusion of fictious studies or “Creative literature degree Medical Science writing”, RFK Jr contradicted by the CDC for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children, reduction in MMR vaccine coverage, the ongoing bird flu and measles outbreaks, how the General Accounting Office instructed HHS to fix deficiencies in infectious disease testing before the next pandemic, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections...
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TWiV 1223: Someone is guano be sick
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TWiV reviews RFK Jr.”s MAGA report with non-existent literature citations, a new fungus that could further devastate North American bats, surveillance of avian influenza viruses through bird guano in remote regions, and the receptor for HKU5 coronaviruses is ACE2 from Pipistrellus abramus bats. Hosts: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV in MAGA report (Med Exp) Another fungus for (NY Times) Surveillance of avian influenza through (Nat Commun) ACE2...
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TWiV 1222: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello discusses vaccination trends, the changes COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women, easing of vaccination exemptions in Texas, the ongoing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, whether or not the NB.1.8.1 should be included in the fall 2025 vaccines and concern as confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 rise here and in China, different mechanisms by which to reduce transmission of respiratory pathogens,...
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TWiV 1221: Nonsense mediated decay
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TWiV reviews cuts in National Science Foundation budgets, cuts to Harvard University grants, judge blocks ban on Harvard enrolling international students, DOGE ordered cuts of NIH grants, endemic coronavirus infection induces Fc receptor binding antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, and inherited IFNAR1 deficiency causing adverse reactions to measles and yellow fever infectious vaccines. Hosts: , , and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV cut to lowest level (NY Times) at Harvard University...
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TWiV 1220: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello debate the changes in FDA vaccine approval policy especially how it is applied to COVID-19 vaccines and restricts vaccine availability/usage and Novavax’s vaccine, mpox on surfaces and in the air, “bird flu”, the ongoing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Wasterwater Scan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to...
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TWiV 1219: Koalas sweep horse shift
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TWiV reviews pause in the use of Chikungunya vaccine, HHS to stop recommending COVID shots for pregnant women and children, molecular basis for shifted receptor recognition by an encephalitic alphavirus, and evolution of koala retrovirus transcriptional silencing in wild koalas. Hosts: , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV Pause in use of (FDA) Change in (STAT) in encephalitic alphavirus (Cell) Transcriptional silencing of koala retrovirus (Cell) on TWiV 1219 Timestamps...
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TWiV 1218: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello wail about the attack on science within the US, cancellation of CDC’s committee on infectious diseases, mpox in Sierra Leone, “bird flu” in cats, the ongoing measles outbreak globally, before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, benefits of vaccination for infants, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the high number of childhood deaths during this “flu” season, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, benefit of remedesivir, provides information for...
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TWiV 1217: Alternative vax and pandemic origins
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TWiV reviews new CBER chief at FDA, ending of Gates Foundation in 2045, gain of function executive order, origins of bat viruses ancestral to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, and single dose Sudan virus replicon vaccine protects guinea pigs from disease. Hosts: , , and Subscribe (free): , , Become a of TWiV! Links for this episode at MicrobeTV at FDA (US News) ends 2025 (Gates Foundation) Executive Order (White House) (HHS) Origins of bat viruses ancestral to (Cell) Sudan virus (Nat Comm) on TWiV 1217...
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TWiV 1216: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
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In his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello bemoan the attack on science within the US, salt water controls for vaccines, return to 1938 technology for flu vaccines, mRNA vaccines as “bioweapons”, rise in pertussis, benefits of the shingles vaccine and reduced dementia occurrence, and growing measles outbreak globally before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, the May 22 VRBPAC COVID-19 vaccine, meeting, where to find PEMGARDA, return to antibiotic treatment for respiratory viral...
info_outlineIn his weekly clinical update, Dr. Griffin with Vincent Racaniello deliberate the effect of the absence of US foreign aid on the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and death of two children, continued use of nOPV2 in Gaza and the utter failure of type 2 poliovirus removal from the oral poliovirus vaccine, growing measles outbreak in the US including the death of a second child, measles infection parties, the use of fat soluble vitamin A and fish liver oil as anti-viral therapies as well as the history and proven safety of the measles vaccine before Dr. Griffin reviews recent statistics on RSV, influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the WasterwaterScan dashboard, where to find PEMGARDA, what happens when antiviral therapy is delayed, provides information for Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s long COVID treatment center, and where to go for answers to your long COVID questions, long COVID interventions.
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Links for this episode
- African region: outbreaks and other emergencies(WHO Bitstream)
- US withdrawal……death of 4 year old children from Ebola (CIDRAP)
- Science and health writer Apoorva Mandavilli (NY Times)
- US foreign aid pullback……death of 4 year old in Uganda (NY Times)
- Another Ebola death reported in Kampala (Monitor)
- African region: outbreaks and other emergencies(WHO Bitstream)
- More than 600,000 doses of nOPV2 in Gaza last week (GPEI)
- Utter failure of the global withdrawal of the Sabin oral poliovirus type 2 vaccine 2016 (Science)
- Measles 159 in Texas…. (Texas Health and Human Services)
- Second child dies in the growing measles outbreak (Washington Post)
- 2025 Measles outbreak guidance (New Mexico Health)
- Lea county resident tests positive for measles after death (New Mexico Health)
- Robert F Kennedy Jr article series (The Guardian)
- Kennedy Jr backtracks and says US measles outbreak is now a ‘top priority’ for health department (The Guardian)
- RFK Jr. Says Ending Measles Outbreak Is Priority (Wall Street Journal)
- RFK Jr. Sparks Anti-Vaxxer Anger: ‘No Different Than Fauci’ (Newsweek)
- Amid West Texas measles outbreak, vaccine resistance hardens (Washington Post)
- How to protect your children during a measles outbreak (healthychildren.org)
- Measles vaccination protects against virus infection and other infections (Science)
- MEASLES (WHO)
- C.D.C. Sends ‘Disease Detectives’ to Texas for Measles Outbreak(NY Times)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — clinical, virologic and immunologic fffects of vaccine in institutionalized children(NEJM)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — clinical and antigenic effects of vaccine in institutionalized children (NEJM)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — administration of vaccine by several routes (NEJM)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — clinical, antigenic and prophylactic effects of vaccine in institutionalized and home-dwelling children(NEJM)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — clinical, antigenic and prophylactic effects of vaccine in institutionalized children(NEJM)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — clinical, antigenic and prophylactic effects of vaccine in home-dwelling children (NEJM)
- Studies on an attenuated measles-virus vaccine — general summary and evaluation of the results of vaccination(NEJM)
- Cooperative measles vaccine field trial (Pediatrics)
- A collaborative study of measles vaccines in five united states communities (American Journal of Public Health)
- A field trial of inactivated measles virus vaccine in young school children(JAMA Network)
- Prevention of natural and experimental measles with the vaccine(JAMA Network)
- A field trial in young school children(JAMA Network)
- Measles vaccination before the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (American Journal of Public Health)
- The status of measles vaccines (Journal of the National Medical Association)
- Measles, mumps, and rubella (mmr) vaccination: what everyone should know (CDC Vaccines & Immunizations)
- Clinical review memo- measles, mumps, rubella (FDA)
- History of the measles vaccine (WHO)
- Vitamin A and the measles (Yahoo! News)
- As measles spreads, Kennedy embraces remedies like cod liver oil (NY Times)
- Parents are holding ‘measles parties’ in the U.S., alarming healthexperts(Global News)
- Influenza: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
- Weekly surveillance report: cliff notes (CDC FluView)
- RSV: Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- Weekly US influenza surveillance report (CDC FluView)
- US respiratory virus activity (CDC Respiratory Illnesses)
- RSV-Network (CDC Respiratory Syncytial virus Infection)
- Waste water scan for 11 pathogens (WastewaterSCan)
- COVID-19 deaths (CDC)
- COVID-19 national and regional trends (CDC)
- COVID-19 variant tracker (CDC)
- SARS-CoV-2 genomes galore (Nextstrain)
- Interim estimates of 2024–2025 covid-19 vaccine effectiveness among adults aged ≥18 years — vision and ivy networks, September 2024–January 2025 (CDC MMWR)
- Where to get pemgarda (Pemgarda)
- EUA for the pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 (INVIYD)
- Fusion center (Prime Fusions)
- CDC Quarantine guidelines (CDC)
- NIH COVID-19 treatment guidelines (NIH)
- Drug interaction checker (University of Liverpool)
- Infectious Disease Society guidelines for treatment and management (ID Society)
- Molnupiravir safety and efficacy (JMV)
- Convalescent plasma recommendation for immunocompromised (ID Society)
- What to do when sick with a respiratory virus (CDC)
- When your healthcare provider is infected/exposed with SARS-CoV-2 (CDC)
- Managing healthcare staffing shortages (CDC)
- Steroids, dexamethasone at the right time (OFID)
- Anticoagulation guidelines (hematology.org)
- Effect of early and delayed treatment with remdesivir on mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (OFID)
- Daniel Griffin’s evidence based medical practices for long COVID (OFID)
- Long COVID hotline (Columbia : Columbia University Irving Medical Center) The answers: Long COVID
- Letters read on TWiV 1198
- Dr. Griffin’s COVID treatment summary (pdf)
- Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!
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